Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae: Phasiinae sp. (Mauritius)
Posted by ESant on 09-07-2024 13:16
#1
Hello,
I photographed this fly in in the Point d'Esny Wetlands, Mauritius, on April 23rd 2024. I think it is a Tachinidae, but I'm not totally sure about that. Is it possible to identify its genus or species from these photos?
Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
Edited by ESant on 09-07-2024 22:26
Posted by ESant on 09-07-2024 13:17
#2
Photo 2:
Posted by ESant on 09-07-2024 13:17
#3
Photo 3:
Posted by Zeegers on 09-07-2024 15:58
#4
This must be one of the prettiest Tachinidae ever seen !
Looks like a Phasia (not known from Mauritius) or similar, I guess you could not collect it ?
Theo
Posted by Zeegers on 09-07-2024 16:08
#5
For what it is worth: it more or less keys out with Crosskey (1984) to Bogosiella, but it does not agree with the only species known in this genus ....
Theo
Posted by John Carr on 09-07-2024 16:32
#6
I think I am convinced it is not any of the species recorded from Mauritius in the checklist of world Tachinidae.
Posted by ESant on 09-07-2024 22:26
#7
Thank you both very much! Unfortunately I only have these pictures, no specimen.