Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae (bluish abdomen)
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 06-07-2007 17:18
#1
July 05, 2007, Naro-Fominsk, Moscow region, Russia. Swept under forest canopy around 7 p.m. Size 8 mm.
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 06-07-2007 17:19
#2
A dorsal view.
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 06-07-2007 17:19
#3
The head.
Posted by ChrisR on 06-07-2007 17:35
#4
I'm guessing Callaphoridae (metallic blue/green, plumose arista, projecting mouth edge, lack of any strong bristles etc) ... can you check if it has a subscutellum? :)
Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 06-07-2007 17:42
#5
Thanks Chris (shame on me again :(), I'll check.
Posted by Susan R Walter on 06-07-2007 19:06
#6
Yes, Calliphoridae. I'm inclined towards
Onesia sp, but it's a bit of a guess.