Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinids (host: Thaumetopoea pityocampa)
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 18-11-2007 13:39
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
In this thread I'm putting photos of two specimens of the same tachinid species. They parasitized larvae of Thaumetopoea pityocampa. What species can they be? Thank you location: Barcelos, Portugal date: 2007/11/18 specimen 1 (photos 1 and 3) specimen 2 (photos 2 and 4) 1  2  3  4 
Edited by Rui Andrade on 18-11-2007 13:41 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-11-2007 13:43
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
go go tahcinid. That butter is annoying.  |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 18-11-2007 14:33
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Female Compsilura concinnata - note the hairy eyes, serrated lobes under the abdomen and yellow palps  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-11-2007 14:38
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
another compsilura... gilmonde - the compsilura's place. |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 18-11-2007 15:01
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you Chris for telling me the characters of this species Jorge, I'm trying to find out as many species of tachinids in Gilmonde as I can (and knowing the host larvae). |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-11-2007 15:15
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
as I can see there are just a few cases with high specificity host-tachinid but I might be wrong.  |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 18-11-2007 15:21
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Yes, I also have that idea. I searched a little bit on the internet and I found that Compsilura concinnata parasitizes three orders of insects (Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera)  . |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 19-11-2007 17:43
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Thaumetopoea is actually one of the best hosts to get monophagous Tachinids, however, you managed to get the most polyphagous one. Continue, and you'll find the others as well. Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 19-11-2007 22:19
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you Theo, I will continue for sure |
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