Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid from 25.06.21: Soliera?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-06-2021 22:32
#1
Hello,
a 7 mm fly from a meadow near a small brook (northwest Germany).
Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-06-2021 22:33
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Pic #2
Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-06-2021 22:33
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Pic #3
Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-06-2021 22:34
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Pic #4
Posted by eklans on 01-07-2021 09:13
#5
Hi Jürgen, yes, it's Solieria. The palps are yellow and moderately enlarged at the tip, the pulvilli are small: should be female S. vacua.
Posted by Zeegers on 01-07-2021 16:31
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Looks like a male to me and vacua is pretty rare in central Europe.
Theo
Posted by eklans on 01-07-2021 17:47
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Hi Theo, please enlighten me: why a male? And aren't the pulvilli very small and the palps thickend?
Thanks and best regards, Eric