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 Tachinidae ? Second attempt
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| Gordon Jar |
Posted on 12-10-2005 19:30
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Member Location: East Sussex, England Posts: 209 Joined: 09.10.05 |
Hi, This is a Tachinidae (?) I photographed in Ceranac, in the Dordogne, France in early September. Any suggestions as to identity please. Sorry the quality is not the best. Many thanks Gordon I think I,ve found the problem with with previous uploading. 'If all else fails read the instructions'. Which I have now done. I used caps for the file extension. Sorry  |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 12-10-2005 19:45
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9542 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Felicitation with loading. I'm a student on this forum, but for me fly rather looks like Anthomyiidae. Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 12-10-2005 20:35
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19293 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I agree, but it IS a Tachinid! Congratulations. You can see the bend in vein M (though not as sharp as in many other Tachinids, I agree). Another big clue, if you know where to look for, is the long proboscis. It is extended into the flower on the picture. This is a clear hint: it is a member of the genus Siphona. Impossible to tell the species, Siphona is the most difficult genus in Tachinidae in Europe to identify. I won't even try. Theo Zeegers |
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