Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae: Fischeria bicolor

Posted by markop on 27-06-2007 11:24
#1

I photographed this fly while it was feeding on an oxeye daisy in the garden (Crete, Greece). I guess it's size was about 5-10mm, it had an abdomen shaped like a triangle and long legs.

(Changed the title from "Tachinidae?" to "Tachinidae: Fischeria bicolor" now that Theo identified it)

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Edited by markop on 19-12-2007 17:09

Posted by Zeegers on 16-11-2007 11:46
#2

We finally got it:

Fischeria bicolor.


Theo

Posted by pierred on 16-11-2007 22:28
#3

Theo,

Well, congratulations.
It seems you never forget, isn't it?

Posted by markop on 19-12-2007 17:07
#4

Many thanks, Theo!

I had long forgotten about this post and I thought you guys had forgotten about it too.
Only now did I come back to this and I'm really glad you proved me wrong :-)

Do you think I should submit these to the gallery, as there are no other photos of this species, or they won't do because I didn't manage to capture the whole fly?

Thanks again!

Posted by ChrisR on 19-12-2007 17:46
#5

Definitely - it is something that is so unusual that it should be in the gallery, in my opinion. :)