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 Tachinidae of today (1)
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| Sundew |
Posted on 15-07-2010 17:25
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, On flowers of Pastinaca sativa I saw this Tachinid today and first thought it was Dinera grisescens. But Dinera's abdomen has no yellow side parts, and the scutellum is not yellowish. Also the arista seems to be longer. Unfortunately the photos are not very good quality because of the wind, but nevertheless I hope for ID! Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [113.19Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 15-07-2010 17:25
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
More pics.
Sundew attached the following image:  [125.04Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 15-07-2010 17:48
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like Solieria to me 
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 15-07-2010 21:14
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19327 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, definitely a male Solieria pacifica Theo |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 15-07-2010 21:39
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Fine - another new genus for me! Thanks a lot! |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 15-07-2010 21:49
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I have been confused by Dinera grisescens in the past - they are both the same size and have grey/brown dusting and have 2 pairs of scutellar bristles. But Dinera has a plumose arista, while in Solieria they are bare
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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