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tomongoose |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:07
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Hello, My friend Paul Burly saw this on the South Devon coast and asked me if iI could identify this I have no idea and its not in any of my basic id books could anyone help I have some better pictures if that angle is no good Thanks Tom tomongoose attached the following image: ![]() [121.55Kb] Edited by tomongoose on 15-08-2007 12:20 |
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tomongoose |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:08
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Member Location: Posts: 3 Joined: 12.08.07 |
p.s its about the size of a bee
tomongoose attached the following image: ![]() [25.84Kb] Edited by tomongoose on 15-08-2007 12:24 |
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crex |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:12
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![]() Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Tachina grossa? Skip the white border to make the photo a bit bigger ![]() |
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:15
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![]() Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Mesembrina meridiana. Muscidae.![]() |
Pierre55 |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:27
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
I second Jorge![]() Pierre Pierre OGER 4217 H?ron (BELGIUM) |
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Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:35
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![]() Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9233 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Tachina![]() Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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Kahis |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:37
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![]() Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
I second crex, and whoever says Tachina grossa ![]() Kahis |
Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:40
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![]() Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9233 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I second crex, and whoever says Tachina grossa you are 3-rd :D:D:D Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:41
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![]() Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
i don?t see any strong bristles in abdomen.. and T. grossa in gallery is not so dark like this one.. but really the head seems to resembles more a Tachina.. ![]() ![]() |
Zeegers |
Posted on 14-08-2007 20:58
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18604 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Come on, the bristles on its back (behind right tarsus 3) are thick like nails ! Moreover, Mesembrina doesn't have these white hairs on the occiput. And the wing venation, there is a sharp bend in vein M. So to me, Tachina grossa without doubt. Theo |
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jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 14-08-2007 21:02
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![]() Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
ok. you convinced me, Theo! Tachina grossa is the winner. ![]() |
ChrisR |
Posted on 14-08-2007 21:03
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![]() Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I second ... third?... fourth?! Tachina grossa ![]() Tom: could you PM me and let me have the record (location, grid ref, date etc) for the tachinid recording scheme? ![]() |
tomongoose |
Posted on 15-08-2007 12:18
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Member Location: Posts: 3 Joined: 12.08.07 |
Its body is not as hairy as Tachina grossa its body is very shiny it looks more like mesembrina meridiana but the head is wrong and it has a more bulbous body. I will try and put some better pictures on in a couple of days
Edited by tomongoose on 15-08-2007 12:45 |
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