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 beautiful Tachinid from Wisconsin
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| Louis Boumans |
Posted on 02-10-2006 09:41
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Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 269 Joined: 09.06.04 |
When on vacation in Wisconsin in September, I came across this very pretty, and very docile, fly, which I presume to be a tachinid. (I think it resembles the Zophomyia picture in crex's avatar, except for the long antennae..) Picture taken at Lake Ottawa in the Kettle Moraine State Park, Sth, WI, 13sep09. I bet some of you recognise this beauty! Louis Louis Boumans attached the following image:  [47.28Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-10-2006 09:48
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Louis, Normally I would pass on Nearctic Tachinidae, but this one should be obvious: it is a Euthera. There are three species of Euthera in the Nearctic region. Given the distributional pattern, yours should be Eu. tentatrix. Theo Zeegers |
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| Louis Boumans |
Posted on 02-10-2006 10:06
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Member Location: NO Oslo Posts: 269 Joined: 09.06.04 |
Bedankt Theo, I see it's the 1st picture of this fly in this forum! Louis |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-10-2006 12:51
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Sure it is ! In the Old World Euthera is restricted to the Afrotropics and Meditterrean region and it is quite rare everywhere. Theo |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 02-10-2006 13:54
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
How about this one from the Eastern Palearctic? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-10-2006 14:22
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, Eu. tuckeri is mentioned for Kyushu, Japan. Theo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-10-2006 14:23
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Sorry, missed the link at first reading, but my reaction is still the same. Your pic is Euthera, no doubt. Theo |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 02-10-2006 14:25
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
I do not remember, but Euthera in Japan might be a not so recent introduction from the US. If I remember correctly, this genus parasitizes Pentatomid bugs. |
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