Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Nemoraea pellucida, Tachinidae (Host: Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 24-03-2008 17:37
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Is it possible to find out what this species is? host: Phragmatobia fuliginosa location: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal date: 24/03/2008 size: 10 mm   
Edited by Rui Andrade on 27-03-2008 01:04 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 24-03-2008 19:26
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Looks like Nemoraea pellucida to me  Is the host record confirmed? Edited by ChrisR on 24-03-2008 19:27 |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 24-03-2008 21:47
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
To me, it also looked like Nemoraea pellucida, but when I compared the photos I have of this species it looked somewhat different. Moreover, this specimen looks smaller than other N. pellucida I usually see. http://www.dipter...ad_id=8762 Is the host record confirmed? I'm not a specialist, but I have seen a lot of P. fuliginosa and this matches it perfectly. Edited by Rui Andrade on 24-03-2008 21:53 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-03-2008 17:16
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
10 mm. is too short for Nemoraea. Are we sure about this ? Any chance of getting a sight on the wing ? Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 25-03-2008 18:28
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
10 mm. is too short for Nemoraea. Are we sure about this ? Yes:  each square side = 1 mm  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-03-2008 21:11
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this is Nemoraea pellucida alright. Its main hosts are in Noctuidae and Arctiidae, so that fits nicely as well. Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 25-03-2008 21:53
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you Theo and Chris, that's an odd Nemoraea .
Edited by Rui Andrade on 25-03-2008 21:54 |
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