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 Tephritidae: Tephritis sp.
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| Tony T |
Posted on 14-05-2008 01:19
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 663 Joined: 08.02.07 |
13 May 2008, NB, Canada. Strange white setae on back of head; remind me of teeth  For some reason I cannot edit the subject. Tony T attached the following image:  [140.69Kb] Edited by Tony T on 14-05-2008 21:58 |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 14-05-2008 05:20
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Dear Tony, it is a Tephritis. Most Tephritinae (almost 40% of the family) have such a white setae. The pic is incredible!
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| Tony T |
Posted on 14-05-2008 13:14
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 663 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Nosferatumyia wrote: Dear Tony, it is a Tephritis. Most Tephritinae (almost 40% of the family) have such a white setae. The pic is incredible! Thanks; pity that they are not not larger; cannot appreciate their beauty with the naked eye. Tony T attached the following image:  [166.57Kb] |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 14-05-2008 17:58
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Member Location: Posts: 3462 Joined: 28.12.07 |
It is a male of Tephritis angustipennis Lw. w/ slightly aberrant wing pattern, the only truly Holarctic species of tephritids; it is associated with Achillea ptarmica and other related species in N. Europe (incl. N Switzerland), Siberia, Canada & N USA.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 14-05-2008 18:00 Val |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 14-05-2008 21:52
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 663 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Many thanks, I didn't expect an ID to species; but certainly pleased to get one. We have A. ptarmica and A. millefolium in NB. |
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