Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinid from Dutch heath
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 27-04-2008 21:05
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 Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
I saw this smallish (say 7 mm) fly last saterday (26 April) on dry Calluna heath in central Holland (near Bussum). Not much to go on, but may be flight period and location help to ID it? When I noticed the fly I thought it rather brownish, but this doesn't show up strongly in the photograph. Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [88.7Kb] Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 27-04-2008 21:06 Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-04-2008 08:19
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19143 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Very nice picture of Chaetogena tschorsnigi, a rare Tachinid from the heath, indeed. Note the stalked topcel. This species was described only a few years ago by Joachim Ziegler, it used to be mixed up with fasciata (it is as fasciata in my separate checklist in Entomologische Berichten, it is correct in the Diptera-checklist for the Netherlands) Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 28-04-2008 13:24
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Very nice - worth putting in the gallery  |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 28-04-2008 18:50
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
Consider it done! It's a pleasure to offer something in return for all the support I get from the forum!!
Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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