Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Not too small Tachinid from 06.10.24 --> Sturmia bella
Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-10-2024 18:34
#1
Hello,
a 10 mm fly at a hedge near forest (northwest Germany).
Edited by Juergen Peters on 10-10-2024 16:49
Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-10-2024 18:34
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Pic #2
Posted by Juergen Peters on 09-10-2024 18:35
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Pic #3
Posted by Zeegers on 10-10-2024 08:18
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Looks like Sturmia bella.
Theo
Posted by Juergen Peters on 10-10-2024 16:49
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Zeegers wrote:
Looks like Sturmia bella.
Thanks a lot, Theo! I already had that species some days before, but I still have problems to differentiate between these mostly grayish flies... :|
Posted by Zeegers on 12-10-2024 10:13
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Eye is bare and parafrontal is silvery, of course formal features like shape of calypter and comb on hind tibia can help. This species looks somewhat 'flatter' than most Tachinidae, which is of course a total jizz.... and period of flight is an indication as well, you won't find Sturmia in spring
Theo