Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Appendicia truncata? --> Linnaemya picta

Posted by Auratus on 14-10-2011 19:29
#1

Caught this fly today (14-10-2011) in the Netherlands. Using the keys, i arrive at Appendicia truncata. Which seems a reasonable fit. However, there are two things that do not fit:
1. The costal spine is to short
2. The wrong time of the year (flies from may to June in 1 generation)

What is wrong?

Thanks in advance

Edited by Auratus on 18-10-2011 20:25

Posted by Auratus on 14-10-2011 19:30
#2

Head

Posted by Auratus on 14-10-2011 19:31
#3

Wing

Posted by sd on 14-10-2011 19:55
#4

Try keying this to Linnaemya:)

Steve

Edited by sd on 14-10-2011 19:55

Posted by Auratus on 15-10-2011 21:24
#5

Thanks Steve, than i have to find some hairs on the cheeks, which i can't discover untill now. Shall have a closer look tonight

Posted by ChrisR on 16-10-2011 11:10
#6

Strongly protruding mouth-edge, densely hairy eyes and yellow basicosta on a tachinid that looks like this should always indicate Linnaemya, in Europe :)

PS: mine don't have a hairy parafacial.

Edited by ChrisR on 16-10-2011 11:12

Posted by Auratus on 18-10-2011 20:24
#7

Chris, thanks for your reaction.

Rerunning the key brings me to Linnaemya indeed :). I went wrong in judging the position of the bristles on the humeral callus.

Finally it seems to be Linnaemya picta.