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 Small striped tachinid :-)
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| Tony Wills |
Posted on 02-02-2009 10:41
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Small fly (2 to 3mm) that is frequently found on Senecio minimus plants in Wellington, New Zealand. Photo taken in September (early spring). [strike]I have no clue to what this fly is, but[/strike] it looks distinctive and the wing vein detail is almost discernable! Where do I start :-)
Tony Wills attached the following image:  [46.77Kb] Edited by Tony Wills on 02-02-2009 12:21 |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 02-02-2009 11:00
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It looks like a tachinid |
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| Tony Wills |
Posted on 02-02-2009 11:58
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Rui Andrade wrote: It looks like a tachinid Thanks for that! I have found a couple that have similar marking, but none quite the same. It may well be something that was introduced here for biological control. I will keep looking for possible candidates :-) |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 02-02-2009 17:22
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If the fly has a subscutellum (a small bulge under the scutellum between it and the part where the abdomen joins the thorax) then it is a tachinid I don't think it is necessarily an import - there are probably plenty of NZ tachinids that look like that Unfortunately it is way outside the regions I can cover  |
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but don't see the image in the post.