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 Tachinid?
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 09-06-2006 18:50
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Hello! Another rather bad photo of a 10 mm fly from Ostwestfalen/Germany (yesterday, tree in our garden). I think this one belongs to the Tachinidae, right? Thanks in advance! Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [55.45Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 09-06-2006 21:02
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14325 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! When looking at the sides of the abdomen I can recognize red spots. So now I'll go for Mintho rufiventris, right? Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 09-06-2006 22:10
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
It would be my best guess, but the photo wasn't really clear enough for me to make a confident identification. We don't get many Mintho rufiventris here and I have never seen them in the wild  |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 09-06-2006 23:04
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14325 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Chris Raper wrote: It would be my best guess, but the photo wasn't really clear enough for me to make a confident identification. We don't get many Mintho rufiventris here and I have never seen them in the wild Thanks, Chris! If it was M. rufiventris, it was my first find of this species, too. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-06-2006 09:23
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19208 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The broad vittae on thorax are characteristic for Minthoini, with in central Europe just 1 species: Mintho rufiventris. It is a female. (Missed original post due to holiday) The species is not uncommon, especially in gardens, on mainland Europe. It can often be found on windows as well. Eriothrix rufomaculata, a summer species with reddish spots on tergites, has a different build and lacks the thoracic pattern. (and completely different head profile) Theo Zeegers |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-06-2006 14:29
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14325 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Theo! Europe. It can often be found on windows as well. Eriothrix rufomaculata, a summer species with reddish spots on tergites, has a different build and lacks the thoracic pattern. (and completely different head profile) Thank a lot for the confirmation! Eriothrix rufomaculatus (see below) is very abundant here in later summer, but I had never seen Mintho before (a new one for my Tachinid page :-) http://insektenfo...inidae.htm; I hope, all species there are correctly identified...). _012.jpg)
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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