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 Grey Tachinidae, Spanish mountains.
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 08-08-2008 10:21
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
I hope this one is not so complicated. Quite large, aprox. 1 cm. 1900 masl. Mountain wet grass area. Sierra Nevada, Granada, S Spain. 03-08-2008. Thanks Guillermo Booth Rea attached the following image:  [137.36Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 08-08-2008 10:28
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
One for Theo but it rings bells - looks dexiine to me and the petiole will be a good indicator  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 08-08-2008 15:00
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19286 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I agree. Dexiini and stalk means either Estheria or Zeuxia (I might be cutting some corners here). This is Estheria and given the spotted crossvein r-m I'd guess it is E. picta. Theo |
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| Guillermo Booth Rea |
Posted on 08-08-2008 15:26
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Member Location: Granada Posts: 276 Joined: 08.02.08 |
Thanks Theo! Its nice to get these type of replies for a change |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 08-08-2008 16:38
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19286 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Despite the fact that we ID quite a lot of Tachinids on this forum, also Spanish, it is a rather hazardous operation. Only 'obvious' cases from Spain can be IDed for sure. I'm just explaining that taking pictures and not collecting will evitable lead to some disappointments. Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 08-08-2008 18:38
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Theo - are you happy to call this Estheria picta or would you prefer a "cf." in there somewhere? |
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