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 Two Tachinidae a m?le and the female ?
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| lweit |
Posted on 18-06-2006 11:17
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Member Location: France, Département de la Moselle Posts: 609 Joined: 23.12.05 |
Hello I've taken this photo the 15/07/2006 ien NE of France, near Metz. This two flies was to gether on Achillea millefolium, it's looks like to Gymnosoma rotundatum (Linn?), it's a male and a femelle, and which photo is the male ?? Thank you lweit attached the following image:  [100.52Kb] |
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| lweit |
Posted on 18-06-2006 11:19
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Member Location: France, Département de la Moselle Posts: 609 Joined: 23.12.05 |
Tha second photo The male or the female ?? Edited by lweit on 18-06-2006 11:20 |
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| lweit |
Posted on 18-06-2006 11:20
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Member Location: France, Département de la Moselle Posts: 609 Joined: 23.12.05 |
Tha second photo The male or the female ?? lweit attached the following image:  [104.21Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 18-06-2006 13:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like G.rotundatum to me (but there are others that look very similar in mainland Europe eg. nudifrons). If one is a female then I think it should be the one withthe widest frons (second photo)  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 18-06-2006 14:37
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19293 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Chris is right First male, second female however, the species looks to me like G. nudifrons. Not sure so, the perspective might fool me. Theo |
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| lweit |
Posted on 19-06-2006 16:51
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Member Location: France, Département de la Moselle Posts: 609 Joined: 23.12.05 |
Another photo ot this tachinid taken a few days later in the same place
lweit attached the following image:  [112.74Kb] Edited by lweit on 19-06-2006 16:53 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 19-06-2006 20:19
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19293 Joined: 21.07.04 |
'This tachinid'? No way ! You have illustrated nicely how much the Gymnosoma are alike. This is G. dolycoridis, or possibly clavatum, but definitely not nudifrons nor rotundatum. The pruinescense on the scutellum is characteristic. Theo Zeegers |
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