Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae: Macquartia tessellum ♀

Posted by ESant on 15-01-2022 15:53
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Hello,

I photographed this fly in Bazzano (AQ), Italy on January 14th 2022. I think it is a Tachinidae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species from these photos?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele

Edited by ESant on 15-01-2022 20:11

Posted by ESant on 15-01-2022 15:54
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Photo 2:

Posted by ESant on 15-01-2022 15:54
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Photo 3:

Posted by ESant on 15-01-2022 15:55
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Photo 4:

Posted by Zeegers on 15-01-2022 18:28
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Man, entomologists in Italy have to work all year !

Female Macquartia tessellum.


Theo

Posted by John Carr on 15-01-2022 19:20
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Zeegers wrote:
Man, entomologists in Italy have to work all year !

Female Macquartia tessellum.


Theo


I found a large Tachinini in my house December 31, 2020. I think it was Juriniopsis adusta. I don't know if it flew in from outside.

Forecast high today is -10 C.

Posted by ESant on 15-01-2022 20:10
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Man, entomologists in Italy have to work all year !

Female Macquartia tessellum.


Thank you very much Theo! I wasn't expecting to find a Tachinidae in this time of the year. It was also surprisingly active despite the low temperatures.