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 Nice bluish Tachinid (?) with red eyes
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| Jan Zwaaneveld |
Posted on 10-05-2007 17:05
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Member Location: Leerdam, Netherlands Posts: 721 Joined: 20.02.06 |
I found this one at Leerdam, Netherlands today. Length was appr. 8-10 mm. The eyes have yellowish hairs on them. The arista are bare. I think it must be a Tachinid, although in some respects it's more like Calliphoridae. Does anyone know this beautiful fly? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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| Jan Zwaaneveld |
Posted on 10-05-2007 17:06
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Member Location: Leerdam, Netherlands Posts: 721 Joined: 20.02.06 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 10-05-2007 19:42
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7334 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Most tachinids I leave to Theo and Chris, but I've been right with Epicampocera succincta before. So that's my suggestion!
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| Jan Zwaaneveld |
Posted on 10-05-2007 20:17
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Member Location: Leerdam, Netherlands Posts: 721 Joined: 20.02.06 |
Thanks for that suggestion, Tony!
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 11-05-2007 08:27
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19274 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Tony is right again ! Bluish Tachinidae, in most cases, are either E. succincta (dark legs, clavate palpi esp. in female) or Pales pavida (reddish tibiae, red tip to scutellum). See also thread on this subject some months ago. Theo Zeegers |
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| Jan Zwaaneveld |
Posted on 11-05-2007 08:37
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Member Location: Leerdam, Netherlands Posts: 721 Joined: 20.02.06 |
Thank you for confirmation an explanation, Theo! I found the old thread, in the meantime 
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