Posted by wilde on 17-02-2013 22:51
#1
I tried to breed the pupa of a small tortoiseshell, but I got a fly larva. It became a pupa and the fly seems to be a Tachinid fly, but I'm not sure. It measures 10 mm. If indeed Tachinid, which species?
Edited by wilde on 17-02-2013 22:58
Posted by ChrisR on 17-02-2013 23:02
#3
Definitely a tachinid but not sure which, from these photos - not a very distinctive species. The bristles have also been knocked about quite a lot.
Posted by wilde on 18-02-2013 12:00
#4
Thanks Chris. I think it could be Sturmia bella. It should have a reddish hind edge on the scutellum, but this specimen is already dead for some time and colours are different then. Could the hind leg be useful?
This species was also in my garden in May 2011.
http://www.dipter...d_id=38420
Edited by wilde on 18-02-2013 13:24