Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Large and long Tachinidae. S Spain.

Posted by Guillermo Booth Rea on 05-08-2008 22:17
#1

I would appreciate if you could help me with this one too.
It was quite large, aprox. 1 cm. Shot at 1800 masl in sunny mountain slope on some type of apium family plant with very small flowers. 03/08/2008

Thanks,

Guillermo.

Posted by Guillermo Booth Rea on 05-08-2008 22:21
#2

Front view

Edited by Guillermo Booth Rea on 05-08-2008 22:22

Posted by Zeegers on 06-08-2008 18:20
#3

any chance of a lateral head shot ?
It looks quit Dexiini, in which case Zeuxia sicardi comes in mind.
Which is very rare indeed.

Did you collect it ?


Theo

Posted by Guillermo Booth Rea on 06-08-2008 18:56
#4

I did not collect it. In general I go quite light weighted.
This is the closest I can get to a lateral head shot. I will try to be more carefull next time with the orientation of the shots.

Posted by Zeegers on 06-08-2008 20:22
#5

??
I think your camera weights much more than this fly ??


Theo

Posted by Guillermo Booth Rea on 06-08-2008 21:43
#6

Yes, that is true. I should probably start to carry some bottles for capture and some type of net. The thing is that most of the photos I do during my work as a geologist in the field so I normally also have to take a hammer.

Posted by Zeegers on 07-08-2008 19:38
#7

as the English snooker-commentator would say

"Well, you can't pot them all"


Still pity


Theo

Posted by Guillermo Booth Rea on 07-08-2008 19:45
#8

Thanks Theo. Does that mean that we do not have the family? Next time, at least I will try to breathe deep and try to dedicate some more time to some lateral head shots.

Posted by ChrisR on 07-08-2008 21:29
#9

Family is Tachinidae and Theo thought it was possibly from the tribe Dexiini :)