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 Tephritidae - Tephritis bardanae?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 14-06-2021 18:06
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3931 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, On 12th June I came across this Tephritis male on Arctium in southwestern Germany, 50 km west of Stuttgart. As to wing pattern, T. bardanae is closest, and the plant would fit. Do you agree? Thanks for any help, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [255.21Kb] |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 15-06-2021 10:19
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Apparently T. bardanae. It looks like it has a yellowish rather than brown body? Am I right? Some problems are with the yellow-bodied form on Arctium minor, which is usually considered as a separate species T. zernyi Hering. Val |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 15-06-2021 11:04
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3931 Joined: 28.07.07 |
I thought of T. zernyi because of the rather yellow body, but as you write in https://tb.plazi....D4FED0FCE9 "wing with yellownish brown pattern with yellow dots in T. zernyi and dark brown pattern with hyaline dots in T. bardanae" I decided the wing pattern was too dark for T. zernyi. But there is some uncertainty in the identification, I will note this to the pictures. Many thanks, Val. |
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