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 Tachinid from Purple Hairstreak
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 20-08-2010 20:30
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
This fly was bred from Purple Hairstreak this year (by Dave Monk). Any pointers for an id?
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 20-08-2010 20:31
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
another image
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 20-08-2010 20:32
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
and another
Smoggycb attached the following image:  [91.41Kb] Edited by Smoggycb on 20-08-2010 20:32 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 20-08-2010 21:13
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18539 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Latin, or at least scientific names, please ?? Purple hearstreak ?? Theo |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 20-08-2010 22:00
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
maybe it refers to Neozephyrus quercus... |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 20-08-2010 22:35
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks anonymous enough to be Bactromyia aurulenta and the host would fit 
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 21-08-2010 09:21
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18539 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The wing venation, long antennae and erect apical scutellar indeed are consistent with Bactromyia Theo |
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 21-08-2010 10:01
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
Yes, N. quercus, it is, sorry. Thanks for that Chris and Theo, I'll pas it on to Dave Monk |
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but don't see the image in the post.