Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae, Sweden

Posted by morfa on 28-03-2012 20:51
#1
Stockholm, Sweden | October 2011
Size: 4 mm

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Kind regards,

John

Posted by ChrisR on 29-03-2012 09:09
#2
Nice photos - it is a Siphona but it's hard to go further from photos :)

Posted by morfa on 29-03-2012 10:50
#3
Thank you very much Chris!

If higher resolution would help you can have a look at http://farm8.stat...2639_o.jpg – but perhaps dissection etc. is necessary to determine species in these? I'm happy with genus – just curious to know what it takes to take it to species level :)

Posted by ChrisR on 29-03-2012 19:02
#4
Siphona are just very difficult even with specimens because their identifications depend on so many tiny and overlapping characters. So more photos probably wouldn't help much because even with a specimen many specimens can't be identified with any real confidence ;)