Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae - Macquartia (teneral male)
Posted by Ray Perry on 01-11-2022 10:50
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2022-06-23 @ 11:26 next to industrial buildings, in fairly thick undergrowth, beneath tall trees.
Flensburg N. Germany @ 54.762378N 9.420568E. Elev +/- 50m.
Many thanks in advance
Ray
Edited by Ray Perry on 02-11-2022 13:00
Posted by Ray Perry on 01-11-2022 10:51
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Posted by Ray Perry on 01-11-2022 10:51
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Posted by eklans on 01-11-2022 12:10
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Moin Ray, I think it's a
Tachinida - probably a (teneral?)
Macquartia.
Posted by Ray Perry on 02-11-2022 10:57
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Moin and Thanks Eric,
I'll change the title and see if I can get a confirmation of that.
Best Regards
Ray
Posted by Zeegers on 02-11-2022 11:16
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Yes, it is a teneral male Macquartia. Can't say more.
Theo
Posted by Ray Perry on 02-11-2022 13:00
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Thank you Theo,
What feature defines it as being teneral?
Ray
Posted by eklans on 02-11-2022 13:47
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In this case it's the swollen frons:
Tachinidae belong to the
Cyclorrhapha and they escape the puparium with the ptilinum (kind of bubble expanded by haemolymph). The "bubble" shrinks but this process is not completed here.
Posted by Ray Perry on 03-11-2022 11:36
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Interesting!
Thanks you Eric.