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 Tachinidae - Macquartia (teneral male)
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 01-11-2022 09:50
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 Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
2022-06-23 @ 11:26 next to industrial buildings, in fairly thick undergrowth, beneath tall trees. Flensburg N. Germany @ 54.762378N 9.420568E. Elev +/- 50m. Many thanks in advance Ray Ray Perry attached the following image:  [200.6Kb] Edited by Ray Perry on 02-11-2022 12:00 |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 01-11-2022 09:51
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 01-11-2022 09:51
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
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| eklans |
Posted on 01-11-2022 11:10
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3728 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Moin Ray, I think it's a Tachinida - probably a (teneral?) Macquartia.
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 02-11-2022 09:57
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Moin and Thanks Eric, I'll change the title and see if I can get a confirmation of that. Best Regards Ray |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-11-2022 10:16
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18847 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, it is a teneral male Macquartia. Can't say more. Theo |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 02-11-2022 12:00
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Thank you Theo, What feature defines it as being teneral? Ray |
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| eklans |
Posted on 02-11-2022 12:47
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3728 Joined: 11.11.18 |
In this case it's the swollen frons: Tachinidae belong to the Cyclorrhapha and they escape the puparium with the ptilinum (kind of bubble expanded by haemolymph). The "bubble" shrinks but this process is not completed here.
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 03-11-2022 10:36
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Interesting! Thanks you Eric. |
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