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The largest Tachinid I've ever seen (27.04.21) --> Tachina ursina (f)
Juergen Peters	#1 Posted on 27-04-2021 20:02
Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13451 Joined: 11.09.04	Hello, after I mistook a small Tachina ursina in another thread for T. lurida, I think this fly from a forest path today (northwest Germany) could not be mistaken. It was really big, much larger than a Tachina fera, about 16-18 mm. Did I really photograph my first Tachina ursina ever this afternoon? Juergen Peters attached the following image: [158.13Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 28-04-2021 21:42 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


Juergen Peters	#2 Posted on 27-04-2021 20:03
Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13451 Joined: 11.09.04	Pic #2 Juergen Peters attached the following image: [142.6Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


Juergen Peters	#3 Posted on 27-04-2021 20:04
Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13451 Joined: 11.09.04	Pic #3 Juergen Peters attached the following image: [111.67Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


eklans	#4 Posted on 28-04-2021 07:48
Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3272 Joined: 11.11.18	Hi Jürgen, yes - that is your female Tachina ursina Greetings, Eric


Juergen Peters	#5 Posted on 28-04-2021 21:42
Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13451 Joined: 11.09.04	Thanks a lot, Eric! Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=