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 Tachinidae from California. - Linnaemya comta [JC]
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 29-08-2023 19:03
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5255 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Found this one above the beach at Alameda, San Francisco on 15th July 2023. ID'able from these photos?
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 29-08-2023 19:03
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5255 Joined: 17.07.08 |
2nd photo...
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 29-08-2023 19:04
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3rd photo
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 29-08-2023 19:05
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4th and final photo...
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| John Carr |
Posted on 29-08-2023 21:01
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10168 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I think Linnaemya comta, according to the key of Brooks (1944) the only North American species with pale-haired pleura. In place of a description he adds, "This species is sufficiently well known in both adult and immature stages so that no additional description is needed." |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 02-09-2023 14:22
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5255 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks for the ID John, appreciated  |
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