Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tephritis or Dioxyna? -> T. nigricauda
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| Carnifex |
Posted on 29-11-2022 20:34
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 Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2030 Joined: 23.06.15 |
Garden in Vienna, late May. On Calendula. 
Edited by Carnifex on 16-04-2023 15:26 Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated. |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 29-11-2022 23:17
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 739 Joined: 16.12.04 |
https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=91556 Ben |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 30-11-2022 13:42
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Tephritis nigricauda Lw. This time it is just a visitor on calendula, its host plant is apparently a matricaria. No T. praecox. Edited by Nosferatumyia on 30-11-2022 13:45 Val |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 30-11-2022 14:28
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 739 Joined: 16.12.04 |
You're right Valery, One and one isn't always two. Ben |
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| Carnifex |
Posted on 01-12-2022 21:18
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Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 2030 Joined: 23.06.15 |
Thanks both! Funny that two different but similar species sat on the same plant (the only Candula in the garden). Now, further questions arise: I wouldn't be surprised if Matricaria would not be the only host plant genus of T. nigricauda, because M. chamomilla is almost absent and M. discoidea only sparsely distributed in the city. That is of course under the assumption that it is in fact that species - because, Val, tell me if there is an invisible, but non-negligible 'cf' behind your ID, as I found this species-group mostly not to be IDed on species level, especially regarding my not-so-great photos. Lastly, here are all the Tephritis species so far found in my tiny backyard: - T. neesii (sitting on Leucanthemum) - T. formosa - T. praecox (see link above) - one (yet) unidentified An ID-request for a possible Dioxyna is still awaiting its confirmation Edited by Carnifex on 01-12-2022 21:20 Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated. |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 08-12-2022 02:14
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Member Location: Posts: 3567 Joined: 28.12.07 |
Gruess Gott, Lorin, nigricauda is a strange species with many cryptic species in the Near East, but the type locality of T. nigricauda is Schneeberg, so no doubts. Its host according to Merz (1994) is Anthemis arvensis, but actual host range is not understood. Val |
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