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| pilonm |
Posted on 22-03-2008 16:10
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Member Location: Sherbrooke Quebec Canada Posts: 66 Joined: 07.11.06 |
Hello, Here is 2 pictures of a Tachinidae fly taken in East Angus, Quebec (near Vermont) last August. Can we identify the genus and maybe the species???   Thank you very much for your great help!!! Michel Quebec, Canada |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-03-2008 17:03
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
If it was in Europe I'd say Tachina grossa ... but as it's in Canada I'd say contact Jim O'Hara  (I have him email if you need it) |
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| pilonm |
Posted on 22-03-2008 17:08
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Member Location: Sherbrooke Quebec Canada Posts: 66 Joined: 07.11.06 |
Hello Chris, but as it's in Canada I'd say contact Jim O'Hara (I have him email if you need it) Yes, please... I will really appreciate  Cheers, Michel |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-03-2008 17:12
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
PM sent |
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| pilonm |
Posted on 22-03-2008 17:42
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Member Location: Sherbrooke Quebec Canada Posts: 66 Joined: 07.11.06 |
Thank you very much Chris, I will contact him... I'm personnally hesitating between Pararchytas decisus and Pararchytas hammondi... Cheers, Michel |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-03-2008 18:21
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
You, and your north american cousins certainly have an interesting tachinid fauna - good luck with the identification  |
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| pilonm |
Posted on 04-04-2008 21:51
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Member Location: Sherbrooke Quebec Canada Posts: 66 Joined: 07.11.06 |
Hello Chris, Finally I got an answer from Jim O'Hara... He confirmed me the id: It is Parachytas decisus... Here is his answer: "I have compared your pictures with specimens in the Canadian National Collection of Insects and your species is indeed Pararchytas decisus (Walker). Your specimen is a female. ... In many tachinids, there are two downwardly pointing bristles on the upper head outside the normal row of bristles and a bit above the level of the antennal base that are present in females but not males. They are visible in your photos." Thank you again Chris for your great help!!! Michel http://parcours.pilonm.org |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 05-04-2008 01:08
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Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Glad you got the answer you were hoping for! Thank you for letting us see such wonderful flies from so far away |
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