Thread subject: Diptera.info :: UK, Tachinidae, Compsilura

Posted by sd on 18-07-2011 10:17
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UK, Suffolk, coastal estuary, on Heracleum. 15th July 2011.

This keys nicely to Compsilura concinnata. Note the strong facial ridge bristles, ocellars missing and orange palps.

Steve

Posted by sd on 18-07-2011 10:17
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Posted by sd on 18-07-2011 10:19
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Posted by ChrisR on 18-07-2011 10:45
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Very likely - if it keys that well then it should be :) Pity it isn't a female, with the saw-toothed ventral tergite edges - they really can be spectacular :)

Posted by sd on 18-07-2011 10:53
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Yes, if the weather ever dries out here, I'll go back to look for a female:)