Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae Tachina fera ♀ not T. nupta
Posted by eklans on 26-10-2023 14:28
#1
Ansbach, garden near Frankenhoehe Nature Park, old deciduous forest, 2023-09-27
Hedera helix
My first attempt was female
T. fera, then male
T. magnicornis - but both don't match.
Is this the mysterious male
Tachina nupta?
Looking very forward to your advanced ideas!
Tachina fera female!
Edited by eklans on 26-10-2023 18:17
Posted by eklans on 26-10-2023 14:28
#2
detail tarsi, claws
Posted by eklans on 26-10-2023 14:29
#3
head
Posted by eklans on 26-10-2023 14:29
#4
lateral view
Posted by eklans on 26-10-2023 14:31
#5
stripe on tergite 5
Posted by Zeegers on 26-10-2023 17:31
#6
It is a female. I would call nupta only in males.
Moreover, it lokks like a typical fera to me.
Theo
Posted by Zeegers on 26-10-2023 17:32
#7
Oh, you thiught it was a male, that explains it. Well, it is a female.
Posted by eklans on 26-10-2023 18:16
#8
Yes, indeed, I thought it was a male - base on this blurry image...
And the yellow antennae that I recognised for the first time.
Thank you once again, Theo, for bringing me back to earth! :|
Edited by eklans on 26-10-2023 18:19