Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae; Norwickia?

Posted by kurt on 19-07-2010 20:54
#1

This fly was about 10 mm. Black tibia but only small red markings on abdomen. I use to have N. marklini on this place but is this one one?

Photo from Nattsjön, Ångermanland, Sweden 62.53N 17.45 E 19 july 2010

Thanks for your help in advance

Regards

Kurt Holmqvist

Posted by kurt on 19-07-2010 20:55
#2

Dorsal

Posted by ChrisR on 19-07-2010 22:37
#3

It's certainly a Nowickia but with that much black I would go along with your idea of N.marklini ... I have never actually held a specimen but that's what they tend to look like :)

Edited by ChrisR on 19-07-2010 22:37

Posted by Jaakko on 20-07-2010 11:10
#4

As a rule of thumb, northern Nowickia in lowlands are marklini. Can be fairly common, almost like R. fera in some locations.

Posted by ChrisR on 20-07-2010 11:46
#5

Wow ... no wonder they had plenty in the Moscow museum then. It's a pity that they don't fly closer to the UK :D

Posted by Zeegers on 21-07-2010 10:56
#6

Looks like marklini female to me.

Warning: alpina is extremely similar (fortunately: extremely rare).


Theo