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Which Tachinid?
Niek van Wijk
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Posted on 01-06-2008 15:00
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 Dear Forum,

I found this Tachinid today in my garden.
Can it be further identified?

Best regards, Niek
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 Looks like Thelaira nigrina - quite a popular species recently Grin
 
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 Chris meant: nigripes.


Theo
 
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 Dear Chris and Theo,

Thank you for the determination,

Best regards, Niek
 
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Zeegers wrote:
Chris meant: nigripes.


He certainly did ... but always gets confused between the different versions of that name Grin
 
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