Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae, similar to Eriothrix -> Thelaira sp.

Posted by alon on 10-01-2013 20:55
#1

It is similar to Eriothrix rufomaculatus but I think it's something else (R5 rather open). Maybe another species of this genus... I have only this photo and it is not enough to work with key for me. Please, help.
20.07.2012, Eastern Poland

Edited by alon on 13-01-2013 11:20

Posted by Piluca_Alvarez on 11-01-2013 08:40
#2

Looks a lot like Thelaira sp., with its hemispherical head and gangly legs. Try Thelaira solivaga if you don't get confirmation from the experts :)

Posted by ChrisR on 11-01-2013 20:09
#3

Yeah, Thelaira certainly - but I'd have to see the mid tibia a bit more clearly to guess which species :)

Posted by alon on 11-01-2013 21:07
#4

Thanks a lot. Mid tibia in better resolution (I see 3 ad) - is that enough? Th. solivaga seems good id.

Edited by alon on 11-01-2013 21:10

Posted by ChrisR on 11-01-2013 21:32
#5

I am tempted to say nigripes (it is usually the commonest) ... but they are quite a difficult genus because there the features overlap between species ;)