Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachiniidae
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 13-05-2006 16:54
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9475 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Moscow, 12may, 6-8mm.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 13-05-2006 16:55
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9475 Joined: 24.05.05 |
P.S. Collected, additional details available
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 13-05-2006 17:06
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a side view of the head would be appreciated - perhaps including the legs too? |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 13-05-2006 20:21
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9475 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Voila, Chris. (with day light I can do better image. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [57.73Kb] Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 13-05-2006 22:14
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Hmm, too many things are unclear for me to say for sure. It's got very few features that narrow the identification down - but the yellow palp; hairy eyes; 4 black stripes on the anterior thorax; and the huge ad bristle on the mid tibia are pretty good. It doesn't seem to have bristles on the facial ridge or very far down the face too. Can't quite see the colour of the hairs behind the head OR the arrangement of the scutellar bristles though. Would be nice to see the number and arrangement of bristles on the thorax - pre and post sutural and humeral callus too. There... a short shopping list for you  |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 13-05-2006 22:28
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9475 Joined: 24.05.05 |
You haven't more easy questions? It seems to me that ac 2+2, dc 3+3, scutellum - 3 pair, long. Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 14-05-2006 10:13
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19133 Joined: 21.07.04 |
There should be bristles on the facial ridge, not clear on the picture. Given the large male genitalia and the clear fold coming out of the bend of vein M, this can only be Phorocera. Since the scutellum is dark, it is a male of Ph. obscura. Very common spring species in deciduous forests Theo |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 14-05-2006 10:50
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9475 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Thank you Chris and Theo!
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