Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachina sp.
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| Isidro |
Posted on 06-05-2007 22:47
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
There are indentical for an "amateur" as mine  Yesterday, Fuendetodos, Aragon, Spain, taking sun in a stone in a road surrounded by wheat fields and steppe-lands. 13-15 mm.   Thanks Regards 
Edited by Isidro on 08-05-2007 13:10 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 07-05-2007 11:30
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I wouldn't like to say which Tachina spp. it is - the base colour is either very dark or the photo has too much contrast perhaps? |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 07-05-2007 16:13
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
No, is the colour of the fly. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 08-05-2007 10:12
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Anybody knows the difference between these species? |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 08-05-2007 10:29
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
In simple terms the 2 species are split using the colour of the fore tarsus and the frons/eye ratio. The problem is that these are very hard to tell from the photo but the fore tarsus does look very dark, which *might* suggest magnicornis. BUT (and this is a big but!) you are assuming this is either fera or magnicornis, but I think in southern Europe there are other species. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 08-05-2007 13:10
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Oh, sorry. I supposed that there are only these two species with these coloration, but clearly can be any other species. I'm completely new in Dipterans, excuse my big error! |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 08-05-2007 14:21
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
No problem  The Central European key (Tschorsnig & Herting, 1994) is a good starting point with tachinids but it is only accurate in north/central Europe. In Spain you might have to consult local literature and perhaps discuss this with Spanish dipterists to get a more complete picture To download my English translation of the Central European key visit this link: http://tachinidae...nloads.php |
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