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Phasia? (Tachinidae)
zcuc	#1 Posted on 13-06-2008 17:32
Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07	small fly found on flowers, Israel zcuc attached the following image: [73.39Kb] Edited by zcuc on 13-06-2008 17:53


Rui Andrade	#2 Posted on 13-06-2008 17:51
Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07	It belongs to the genus Phasia (Tachinidae)


zcuc	#3 Posted on 13-06-2008 17:54
Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07	Thanks Rui


ChrisR	#4 Posted on 13-06-2008 18:15
Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04	My best guess is Phasia pusilla, because it has a very silver face with no visible hair between the eyes and frontal bristles AND it doesn't appear to have the yellow haltares of barbifrons.


Zeegers	#5 Posted on 13-06-2008 19:45
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19213 Joined: 21.07.04	Chris, I don't want to spoil your dish, but this guy is from Israel. They have many species of subg. Hyalomyia over there. So an ID is really not possible, we need to see female genitalia in this group for a good ID. Theo


ChrisR	#6 Posted on 13-06-2008 21:10
Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04	Eeek - well-spotted, didn't see that It would have been such a lovely Phasia pusilla if it was in England too Edited by ChrisR on 13-06-2008 21:11


zcuc	#7 Posted on 13-06-2008 21:50
Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07	Thanks Chris and Theo It indeed has a very silvery face. look how nice it is zcuc attached the following image: [53.38Kb]


ChrisR	#8 Posted on 14-06-2008 09:56
Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04	Yes, it's a nice set of photos and I think we can say "it isn't Phasia barbifrons" But for a proper identification better catch a few females and maybe Theo can go further (if you ask nicely ).