Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which Tachinidea?

Posted by rickgel1 on 23-07-2016 20:58
#1

Which Tachinidea have i seen this afternoon. I have seen it in the dunes neer Bergen in the provence of Noord-Holland in the Netherlands.
Which one is it?

waarneming.nl/fotonew/8/11483248.jpg

Edited by rickgel1 on 23-07-2016 20:59

Posted by Zeegers on 24-07-2016 08:23
#2

Note the red apex of the abdomen: Winthemia sp.
The pic is too dark to be able to give a species name.
W. quadripustulata is by far the most common [or better: least rare) species.

Theo

Posted by rickgel1 on 24-07-2016 18:34
#3

I made the photo much lighter. Maybe you can tell which one it is now?

Rick

waarneming.nl/fotonew/4/11492374.jpg

Edited by rickgel1 on 24-07-2016 18:34

Posted by Zeegers on 24-07-2016 19:40
#4

Yes, definitely looks like quadripustulata.


Theo