Thread subject: Diptera.info :: After the confusion 1
Posted by lynkos on 02-10-2006 17:44
#1
After the confusion of the last few posts, with a cyclone of Tachinidae, Muscidae, Anthomyiidae and Rhinophoridae whirling round my head, I'm not even going to try and get the two flies I photographed this morning into families. It's over to you! Number one, about 4 mm long, photographed in open countryside near Rome, Italy.
Thanks, Sarah
PS... well, perhaps I will have a little try: Tachinidae?
Posted by ChrisR on 02-10-2006 20:19
#2
Looks like a
Siphona sp. but no idea which :)
Posted by Zeegers on 02-10-2006 20:23
#3
Siphona "don't know which one" is no doubt the most common species.
This one is interesting: the epaulette are quite black and the third antennal segment is strongly broadened, suggesting either S. boreata or S. hokkaidensis.
Theo Zeegers
Posted by lynkos on 03-10-2006 06:43
#4
Thanks guys. That means I got the Tachinidae bit right at least! Sarah.
Posted by Zeegers on 03-10-2006 17:31
#5
The proboscis is very characteristic for Siphona (as genus it is highly typical), so next time you will know Siphona as well.
Moreover, they are very common, for instance on yellow Compositae.
Theo
Posted by lynkos on 03-10-2006 17:46
#6
Thanks Theo, it's always great to know what to look for, Sarah.