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beautiful Tachinid from Wisconsin
Louis Boumans
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Posted on 02-10-2006 09:41
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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
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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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Bedankt Theo,

I see it's the 1st picture of this fly in this forum! Louis
 
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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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How about this one from the Eastern Palearctic?
 
Teglagyar u. 30.
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Yes, Eu. tuckeri is mentioned for Kyushu, Japan.

Theo
 
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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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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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