Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid from 14.08.20: Linnaemya sp.? --> Spallanzania hebes

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2020 19:54
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Hello,

a 10 mm Tachinid on Eupatorium cannabinum today in our courtyard (northwest Germany).

Edited by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2020 22:45

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2020 19:54
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2020 19:55
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2020 19:55
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2020 19:56
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2020 19:56
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Posted by Zeegers on 14-08-2020 20:13
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That is a female Spallanzania, no doubt S. hebes.

That is most surprisingly far north and clearly one the next candidates tomenter the Netherlands ! Excellenet work.

Theo

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2020 22:44
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Many thanks, Theo!

Also a new species (and genus) for me.

Posted by Zeegers on 15-08-2020 07:17
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Might be a first for NRW.

Theo