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 Tachinid from Dutch dunes
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 09-07-2007 19:56
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 Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
I saw this Tachinid last sunday in the Dutch dunes close to Zandvoort. I think you can see the subscutellum between the scutellum and the black spot (which is not some weird shadow!). Can it be IDed? Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [114.72Kb] Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 09-07-2007 19:58 Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 09-07-2007 20:02
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
another photo
Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [118.97Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-07-2007 20:44
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19026 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, indeed you can see the subscutellum ! The species is Prosena siberita, very typical by it's very long proboscis ('snout'  , as a Bombylius. Unfortunately, invisible with this angle !Prosena is in the Netherlands restricted to the dune area. Theo Zeegers |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 10-07-2007 07:39
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
Thanks Theo! Now that you mention the proboscis, I can better understand this photograph...
Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [132.66Kb] Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 10-07-2007 07:40 Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 10-07-2007 09:09
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Great call Theo ... I don't think I would have been so confident with that ID, without seeing the huge proboscis!  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 13-07-2007 21:01
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19026 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Well, I know this guy (Prosena) by the 1000 from the same area, which makes things easier. THeo |
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