Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae USA 2012-VI-7
Posted by John Carr on 08-06-2012 03:12
#1
Massachusetts, USA June 7, 2012.
Arista has medium-length hairs, longer than diameter of arista.
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(Original title: Muscidae or Tachinidae?)
Edited by John Carr on 11-06-2012 16:27
Posted by Roger Thomason on 08-06-2012 06:41
#2
Muscidae I think , maybe Musca sp going by wing venation, maybe even Musca autumnalis?
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......or close to.
Posted by ChrisR on 08-06-2012 08:51
#3
The shape of the abdomen is quite tachinid-like but I think I'll plump for Muscidae too, on the basis that photo #2 seems to show a good side view of the area under the scutellum and I see no trace of a subscutellum ... I'm just a little unsure about the potential hypopleurals in photo #3. This one needed catching ;)
Posted by John Carr on 08-06-2012 12:30
#4
Dorsocentrals 2+3 rules out most Muscidae, including
Musca. The bend in M is not as sharp as
Musca but sharper than other non-metallic Muscini.
It flew away when I tried to get close.
Posted by John Carr on 11-06-2012 16:27
#5
Norm Woodley says Tachinidae, but no more.
