Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachina with white beard
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 23-04-2010 20:07
#1
hi flyforum,
What kind of tachina is this? with it's nice white beard?
Is it Phorocera assimilis?
A rather large tachina (10-15mm).
place: Amsterdam forest
date: 23-04-2010
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 23-04-2010 20:09
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 23-04-2010 20:07
#2
picture 2:
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 23-04-2010 20:08
Posted by ChrisR on 23-04-2010 20:10
#3
I'd hazzard a guess at a
Phorocera sp. ... not
obscura :)
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 23-04-2010 22:36
#4
I publish a crop of the head.
Perhabs it can help.
greeting Robert
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 23-04-2010 22:37
Posted by Zeegers on 24-04-2010 20:02
#5
Ph. assimilis is an excellent ID. Grandis does not occur in het Amsterdamse Bos.
Theo
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 24-04-2010 23:53
#6
Thank you very much Theo for your comment.
size 10-15mm could be a bit to much, 10-12mm is a better indication I think?
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 24-04-2010 23:57
Posted by Zeegers on 25-04-2010 19:41
#7
Grandis is no bigger than assimilis, (or assimilis is no smaller) so don't worry