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 Tachinidae or Calliphoridae?
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 03-12-2005 02:06
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14340 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Another fly which I am not sure about its family - Tachnidae or Calliphoridae? Photo taken on May 5 here in Germany. It was a rather large fly, bigger than Calliphoria. 
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-12-2005 11:55
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19223 Joined: 21.07.04 |
This one is easier: the eyes are hairy and the arista is bare: therefore it is a Tachinid. It looks rather like a Calliphorid given the narrow vertex and bulky appearence. This suggests the genus Ernestia. The crossed apical setae on the scutellum then fix the species: Ernestia rudis A common spring species (may) in coniferous forests. (Host: Panolis) Theo Zeegers |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 04-12-2005 03:34
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14340 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Theo! Zeegers wrote: This one is easier: the eyes are hairy and the arista is bare: therefore it is a Tachinid. It looks rather like a Calliphorid given the narrow vertex and bulky appearence. This suggests the genus Ernestia. The crossed apical setae on the scutellum then fix the species: Ernestia rudis Thanks a lot! Ernestia was my closest guess, too. But I was not sure because we have only a few coniferous trees here between mainly beeches and oaks. Nevertheless these flies are rather abunbant in spring. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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