Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which Tachinidae?
Posted by Andreas Haselboeck on 01-04-2008 23:20
#1
Hello together,
yesterday I found this Tachinidae in a forrest near Frankfurt/Main.
Size: 6mm
Could it be Admontia blanda?
Regards
Andreas
Posted by Andreas Haselboeck on 01-04-2008 23:21
#2
Photo 2
Posted by Andreas Haselboeck on 01-04-2008 23:22
#3
Another picture
Posted by ChrisR on 02-04-2008 11:11
#4
Just out of interest, what makes you think it might be
Admontia? I don't think
Admontia have hairy eyes and the excavation shouldn't reach the margin of T1+2.
I am not sure what it is but maybe it is something like
Phorocera? (or even a sarcophagid) Needs Theo really - I don't see enough of them.
Posted by Zeegers on 02-04-2008 18:08
#5
Chris is dead right: Phorocera obscura.
Often taken for a Sarc, because of the unusual elongated shape (that is, for a Tachinid).
Very common, so get used to this one !!
Male genitalia are remarkably large, easy feature.
Theo
Posted by Andreas Haselboeck on 03-04-2008 14:37
#6
Many Thanks!
Best regards
Andreas