Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly for ID
Posted by rvanderweele on 24-09-2010 22:13
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An impressive Tachinidae....for the calypterate loving boys and girls
Posted by blowave on 24-09-2010 22:20
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Hi Peter,
This is Tachina fera, the only Tachina sp. we have here.
Janet :)
Posted by PeterD on 24-09-2010 22:40
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rvanderweele wrote:
An impressive Tachinidae....for the calypterate loving boys and girls
Thank you for your reply:)
Posted by PeterD on 24-09-2010 22:42
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blowave wrote:
Hi Peter,
This is Tachina fera, the only Tachina sp. we have here.
Janet :)
Thank you for your ID Janet:). I had discounted this due to the lack of orange markings on the abdomen.:S
Edited by PeterD on 24-09-2010 22:42
Posted by blowave on 24-09-2010 23:02
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The abdomen is orange apart from a broad black mark down the middle, the wings are obscuring most of it. It's a pretty distinctive fly with nothing else that looks like it here. :)
Posted by ChrisR on 25-09-2010 09:00
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blowave wrote:This is Tachina fera, the only Tachina sp. we have here.
Hi Janet
You are of course correct with the ID ... but there are 3 other
Tachina spp. in the UK (
grossa,
ursina &
lurida) - none of which look like this ;)
Also if you ever get a
Tachina in the UK with dark front tarsi then you might have the first
T.magnicornis for the UK. Also, we can never discount
Peleteria rubescens, which has been recorded twice in the UK - but can be eliminated in this case by the lack of
Peleteria-bristles between the lower eye edge and the mouth :)
Posted by PeterD on 25-09-2010 09:15
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Thanks for your comments and information Chris:)
