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 Spallanzania hebes Tachinidae
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 16-10-2022 18:21
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Is this a female Dinera ferina or am I completely on the wrong track? From 28 August 2022, banks of the Loire River near Blois (central lowland France). Specimen is 12mm.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 16-10-2022 18:22
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Second photo.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 16-10-2022 18:23
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Third photo.
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| John Carr |
Posted on 16-10-2022 19:15
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10175 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I think this fly belongs to the subfamily Exoristinae. Typical characters of tribe Dexiini (not present in all genera) are * plumose arista (this looks bare) * divergent lateral scutellar bristles and strong crossed apical bristles (nearly parallel here) * bend in vein M either obtuse or close to wing margin (right angled and far from wing margin here) Also look at the part of the head below the eye. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 17-10-2022 16:59
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18787 Joined: 21.07.04 |
John is right, it is a very nice Spallanzania hebes, soon to be reported as new to NL and hence definitely to be expevted around the Loire. Theo |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 17-10-2022 18:44
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Thank you so much! It's a nice record for us too, and the site it came from is being surveyed with the idea of getting it declared a Zone Naturelle d'Intéret Ecologique Faunistique et Floristique.
Susan |
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