Thread subject: Diptera.info :: is this a Tachina fera?
Posted by Amada44 on 10-06-2012 21:19
#1
Hi! I asked some people on wikipedia and they were pretty sure that its a Tachina fera. Would someone be so kind to check if thats correct? Thank you very much!!
Posted by ChrisR on 10-06-2012 21:49
#2
It can help if you say where in the world you saw this ;)
If it is continental Europe then I would guess that you are possibly correct - it looks either like
T.fera than the very similar
T. magnicornis :) Do you have any photos from other angles?
Posted by Amada44 on 10-06-2012 21:56
#3
ohh sorry!! I have the gps info on the wikipage:
http://commons.wi...C_8801.jpg but yes, its central europe. Just checking if I have differnet angles... sorry, I lokks like as if I only took two shots and the other one ois deleted.
Edited by ChrisR on 10-06-2012 22:07
Posted by ChrisR on 10-06-2012 22:11
#4
OK, it would be nicer to be able to see the front feet - they are black/dark in
magnicornis and pale in
fera. I would say that it isn't a very good photo to have on Wikipedia because it isn't easily identifiable as
T.fera ... better to have one that shows all of the salient features :)
Saying that, I keep looking at the width of the frons and, assuming that it is a male, it does look very wide, which would suggest
magnicornis.
Posted by Amada44 on 10-06-2012 22:25
#5
I can always move it up into the the category: Tachina and add that it could be either T.fera or magnicornis. I zoomed to the feet and they seem pale to me. But its not easy to tell because its a bit blurred. Thank you very much for your help!