Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae Smidtia conspersa?
Posted by blowave on 25-04-2012 17:28
#1
Hi,
I have had Smidtia conspersa before but this one looked a little different so at first didn't recognise it. Is this correct?
My garden/door near Lincoln UK, 23rd April. It was probably ~9mm.
Janet
Posted by blowave on 25-04-2012 17:29
#2
pic 2
Posted by blowave on 25-04-2012 17:30
#3
pic 3
Posted by ChrisR on 25-04-2012 17:44
#4
It looks pretty good to me (hairy parafacial, hairy eyes and orange scutellum, orange palps(?)) but I don't see many of them myself - Erikas might confirm though :)
Edited by ChrisR on 25-04-2012 17:45
Posted by blowave on 25-04-2012 17:58
#5
The palps do look to be orange from what I can see. I saw it a few times in 2010, once last year and 2009. Funny thing is they are all from 12th, 13th & 14th April! The cold weather must have delayed them this year.
Posted by neprisikiski on 26-04-2012 15:24
#6
Looks like
Smidtia for me too.
Posted by blowave on 27-04-2012 21:01
#7
neprisikiski wrote:
Looks like Smidtia for me too.
Thanks Erikas. :) There's one thing bothering me, that is the multiple rows of bristles on the frontorbital plate, I got photos of another one yesterday which has fewer bristles. When I edit the photos I will post them for comparison! ;)
Posted by blowave on 28-04-2012 20:00
#8
I started a new thread for the other fly which is different but looks very similar!
http://www.dipter...ost_204376