Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinid species ID please
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| Toby |
Posted on 16-07-2009 22:28
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 Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 552 Joined: 12.01.07 |
common fly in London garden but got some good photos of it and would like to be certain of species, this seemed best photo for ID purposes: Cyzenis albicans ? 
Edited by Toby on 16-07-2009 23:47 Toby |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 17-07-2009 19:52
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
NO. Are you sure it is common ? It looks like Estheria (bohemani). Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 17-07-2009 19:57
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Unlikely to be bohemani in London but possibly cristata? I'd like to see more angles ... or a specimen 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 21-07-2009 20:54
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 Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Cannot see any details, but if it's common and this colour:Allophorocera ferruginea? Jaakko |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 22-07-2009 17:01
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
He Jaakko, the topcel is petiolated ! Have a close look ! Moreover, the vertex is rather broad. It really is Estheria, and Chris is right, it is cristata Theo |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 22-07-2009 20:39
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Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Theo is again right... I haven't seen this species before! It should be about the same size as ferruginea, scary if I've ignored this one on the field! Jaakko Edited by Jaakko on 22-07-2009 20:40 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-07-2009 21:19
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I've seen a few in my area but they are surprisingly anonymous-looking until you get a close look at the head and see their bristles ... then they become easy
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 24-07-2009 16:28
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Well, they have rather long legs, like most Dexiinae, so you will pick them out no doubt, Jaakko Theo |
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