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 Conopidae?
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| lynkos |
Posted on 25-08-2006 17:46
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Photographed today in hot, sandy habitat near Rome, Italy, length about 8 mm, very restless, never stayed still for a second  . Could it be a Conopidae?    Thanks, Sarah. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-08-2006 18:06
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19213 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Looks like it, but you had your doubts, apperently, and with good reason ! The wing venation is different and the puffy head is missing. This is a Tachinidae of the subfamily Phasiinae (the 'peculiar-and-pretty Tachinidae with hosts in Hemiptera): Cylindromyia rufipes. Beautiful fly and beautiful pictures. Thanks Theo Zeegers |
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| lynkos |
Posted on 25-08-2006 18:16
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Almost in real time, thanks Theo. In fact, now I look at it with different eyes, it does look very Tachinidae-ish  , Sarah. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 25-08-2006 18:18
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Tachinidae fly mimics a conopidae fly??? Why? |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 25-08-2006 20:41
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7318 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The tachind is not mimicking a conopid - the tachinid and conopids both mimic wasps.  Stunning pics, Sarah! 
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 25-08-2006 23:19
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Tony Irwin wrote: The tachind is not mimicking a conopid - the tachinid and conopids both mimic wasps. Stunning pics, Sarah! Very interesting tachinid. I would have mistaken, at first, on ID. |
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| lynkos |
Posted on 26-08-2006 09:45
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Member Location: Rome, Italy Posts: 466 Joined: 20.06.05 |
Thanks to you all, Sarah. |
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