Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Nearctic Tachinid
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| Tony T |
Posted on 20-02-2007 17:08
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Charleston Co., South Carolina, USA. May 17 1981. Lemgth 13 mm. Checking images on BugGuide.net gets me as far as Tachinidae: Goniinae:Belvosia sp. Species ID requested. Image is a composite of 15 stacked images using a free trial version of Helicon Focus. Tony T attached the following image:  [81.44Kb] |
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| conopid |
Posted on 20-02-2007 23:16
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Tony, I cannot help with identity, but I just had to comment on what a superb photograph this is. Absolutely first class! 
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 20-02-2007 23:45
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Thanks Nigel, I appreciate your comment. Much credit must go the superb Helicon Focus software. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-02-2007 00:57
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Likewise, I can't add much to the ID (not my part of the world - try Jim O'Hara - I can supply his email if you need it) but the photo is very good. I have tried HeliconFocus and had mixed results, so I think a big factor is always the quality and the similarity of the photos you feed into the software. Have you tried DeepFocus/Prepare Stack (by Stuart Ball) or CombineZM (by Alan Hadley)? |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 21-02-2007 01:25
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
I haven't yet tried these other programs but Helicon Focus would seem hard to beat. I simply upload the images and click "Run" and within seconds/minutes the composite image is ctreated. It's great for close-ups as well. See this thread: http://www.dipter...ad_id=1863 I have Dr. O'hara's e-mail, thanks. Edited by Tony T on 21-02-2007 22:19 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-02-2007 21:11
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19026 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Normally I would not comment on Nearctic Tachinids, but I agree: this does look like Belvosia. Theo |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 23-12-2016 01:54
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10430 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Probably Belvosia bifasciata (Fabricius). |
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