Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachina lurida male
Posted by eklans on 13-06-2024 14:39
#1
This fly spent a cold April night on a lock of a hornet nestbox.
Frankenhoehe Nature Park, conservation area Scheerweiher, 2024-04-18.
Is it a male
Tachina ursina?
No,
Tachina lurida!
Edited by eklans on 14-06-2024 11:18
Posted by eklans on 13-06-2024 14:40
#2
head/antenna
Posted by eklans on 13-06-2024 14:42
#3
lateral
Posted by eklans on 13-06-2024 14:43
#4
dorsal abdomen
Posted by Zeegers on 14-06-2024 10:43
#5
Actually, a male T. lurida. Shape of antenne is distinctive (and dust band on tergites are lacking)
Theo
Posted by eklans on 14-06-2024 11:21
#6
Thank you very much Theo! I was not sure as this male is much hairier than the females I saw until now - like a bear.
Posted by Zeegers on 15-06-2024 20:50
#7
Do you know T. Ursina ? Look it up in your vocabulary :)
Theo
Posted by eklans on 16-06-2024 10:23
#8
Vocabulary and impression: male T. lurida = T. ursa (ursus). ;)