Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Actia sp?
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-06-2008 21:52
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
I reared this tachinid from a pupa of the zygaenid Zygaena trifolii. Is it Actia sp.? location: Salreu, Portugal date: 17/06/2008     |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 17-06-2008 22:09
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
What size is it? I doubt it is Actia - I don't know any with an orange scutellum.
Edited by ChrisR on 17-06-2008 22:09 |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-06-2008 22:13
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
I suppose it's too big for Actia sp. The fly measures about 8-9 mm. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 17-06-2008 22:43
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I'd say too big - and doesn't look right for Actia but I'm not sure what it can be ... too anonymous for me  ... maybe Theo?  The best bet would be to key it ... but it might be too southern for the central european key.
Edited by ChrisR on 17-06-2008 22:45 |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-06-2008 23:06
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you for trying Chris |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-07-2008 16:13
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Theo, I noticed you returned. Can I have your opinion on this? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 17-07-2008 20:25
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19307 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The host should be an obvious clue. Moreover, it is a male with a very broad vertex, and it is not Phryxe (see apical scutellars). Combining all this, it must be Ceromasia rubrifrons (educated guess). Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-07-2008 23:39
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you very much for your educated guess . |
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