Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachina ursina
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 28-11-2007 22:47
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 Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Picture taken in the "Fagne of Malchamps" in Belgium in april. It is a wet area. There were 3 of these Tachina. Is it Tachina ursina? Thank you Edited by Christine Devillers on 11-02-2009 16:04 |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 28-11-2007 22:50
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Here is the picture
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 28-11-2007 22:52
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Picture 2
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 28-11-2007 23:15
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Hello, Christine! Christine Devillers wrote: Is it Tachina ursina? I'm no expert, but I dare to call it Tachina lurida (typical spring species). Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 29-11-2007 01:41
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like Tachina ursina to me - white band on the anterior margin of tergite 5  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 29-11-2007 08:41
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19292 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Both are right, it looks quite like lurida, but actually it's an rather unusually reddish ursina for the reaons mentioned by Chris. Theo |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 29-11-2007 09:33
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Thanks I thought at ursina for the same reason than Chris, but I didn't know if it was enough. In the keys: cheeks with black hairs, length of 3rd antennal segment... It isn't necessary to look at all these details? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 29-11-2007 17:58
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19292 Joined: 21.07.04 |
You can look at other features, but it is not necessary. Identifying flies from pictures requires features that are easily seen in pictures. The relative length of the 3 antennal segment can vary significantly with the angle of view and is therefore quite tricky. The band of greyish dust is, in this case, always clearly visible and therefore very reliable. Great pictures, by the way. Theo |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 29-11-2007 18:29
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Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Thanks Theo |
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