Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tephritidae
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 01-05-2007 21:57
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
This little Tephritid [Tephritis sp?] was doing its wing waving performance on Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria 14 March 2007 in my garden on the eastern edge of London.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 01-05-2007 21:57
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Can anyone offer a species name?
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| John Smit |
Posted on 02-05-2007 08:03
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 Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Hi Susan, It's not possible to tell with a 100% certanty, but I think it's T. matricariae. The larva live inside flowerheads of Crepis spp. John |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 02-05-2007 13:28
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Many thanks John . I'll put a question mark against it - but your knowledge of this family is amazing.
Susan |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 02-05-2007 14:18
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Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Thanks Susan. By the way, nice avatar, are they easy to walk on  |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 02-05-2007 19:02
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
 It took me a couple of goes to get used to them, but actually they are great in the snow. I hardly ever wear them otherwise, as they are rather heavy. I bought the boots because I wanted the box they came in actually. Do you know the brand? They are Fly of London, and came from a strange little shop in Lille specialising in British fashion labels. They were the end of a line so cost me the princely sum of 10 euros  . The box, which now houses my pins, forceps and other entomological bits and pieces, is covered in pictures of flies, lifted from some old scientific illustration plate I would guess, and somewhat luridly coloured, but recognisable and correctly named.
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| John Smit |
Posted on 02-05-2007 21:30
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Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Yes I know them. Unfortunately they're not distributed here in Holland, but I came across them in Portugal and I couldn't resist buying some. The do have quite a large collection of very fashionable ones, and rather expensive too.. Nevertheless I am very content with them! Though mine came in a black box.... John |
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