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 Tachinid with shaded wings
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 31-08-2018 18:48
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 735 Joined: 16.12.04 |
About 6 mm, numerous this week in a former garbage dump, Southern Limburg, NL. Always waving their wings, when walking. Ben Ben Hamers attached the following image:  [110.29Kb] Edited by Ben Hamers on 31-08-2018 20:53 |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 31-08-2018 18:49
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 735 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Another picture
Ben Hamers attached the following image:  [106.7Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 01-09-2018 20:44
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'm tempted to suggest that this is a Stevenia (Rhinophoridae), but I'm not totally convinced.  It will be interesting to hear what one of the experts has to say.
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 01-09-2018 22:41
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 735 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Thanks Tony, My first thought was Rhinophoridae too, until I came across Periscepsia carbonaria : https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=66912 Problem is, that Periscepsia in Holland seems to be restricted to the coastal area, whereas the place where I found it is as far away from the coast you can get in the Netherlands, and moreover it isn't really sandy. Ben |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 02-09-2018 07:39
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
That certainly looks like a better match. I wouldn't worry too much about the location. In Britain it is primarily a coastal species, but it has been taken at inland sites as well.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-09-2018 17:28
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18549 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Ben, Periscepsia carbonaria is indeed OK , Limburg is a weird locality. Was it a very sandy river bank or something similar ? Theo |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 02-09-2018 18:24
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 735 Joined: 16.12.04 |
No Theo, It wasn't sandy at all (anymore), allthough near the Brunssum Moor. You can find some information here : https://www.bodemzorglimburg.nl/voormalige_stortplaatsen/het_kreupelbusch I saw quite a lot of them, all walking around on covers of wells (putdeksels). Thanks for confirmation, Ben |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-09-2018 21:12
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18549 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Thanks. zpeculiar. Anyway, they can be active till very late in the year, ie. october. Theo |
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but don't see the image in the post.
