Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pales pavida
Posted by oceanlis2000 on 03-05-2011 09:42
#1
01-05-11
Mid-Wales
Hello
Think this may be a tachinid so posting it on for the TRS
Hope it's of use, will need to be named!
With Best Wishes
Elisabeth
Edited by oceanlis2000 on 05-05-2011 15:05
Posted by ChrisR on 03-05-2011 09:51
#2
Pales pavida perhaps? Do you have any more angles?
I got a mating pair recently:
Posted by Zeegers on 03-05-2011 17:21
#3
It is a Pales and there is only P. pavida in Wales
Theo
Posted by oceanlis2000 on 05-05-2011 15:02
#4
:) Nice pair Chris and great to get an ID
Edited by oceanlis2000 on 05-05-2011 15:04
Posted by oceanlis2000 on 06-05-2011 12:15
#5
Here'a photo of the blue metallic abdomen for completion
Posted by ChrisR on 06-05-2011 12:33
#6
Yes, the blue tinge is a nice confirmatory feature but other species do look similar. The head is the clincher and the pale tibiae ;)