Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae, Oct.24, 2006
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 29-10-2006 11:59
#1
Size 4.5mm. I think it's an easy one.
Posted by John Smit on 29-10-2006 16:43
#2
Tephritis.... easy..... think again;)
But in this case it's not to difficult.
You can clearly see that the hairs on the tergites are darker in the front than in the apical half, combined with the apical fork in the wing and the few clear spots in cell R2+3. These characters point to
T. neesii.
John
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 29-10-2006 20:09
#3
Many thanks John - well I haven't even tried to use Tephritidae key, and rely mostly on visual hints in our Gallery or elsewhere, so they all are not very easy for me ;) . By the way, is this a late autumn species and imagine will overwinter? How late do you find Tephritidae in Europe?
Posted by John Smit on 30-10-2006 09:12
#4
Hi Black,
A lot of Tephritis species overwinter as adults and in mid winter several species can be found on heath on a sunny and warm day.
John
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 30-10-2006 09:47
#5
I see - thanks again John.