Thread subject: Diptera.info :: tachinidae

Posted by guenille on 16-09-2007 07:39
#1
They look like Ectophasia ( no petiole ;) ) but abdomen aren't same.
Are such differences possible on the abdomen ?
Thanks for help
Edith
Near Paris, september 15th, 7-8 mm, in a meadow near a wood
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Is this the same species ?
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Edited by guenille on 16-09-2007 07:51

Posted by Zeegers on 16-09-2007 08:00
#2
Yes, Ectophasia crassipennis is a very variable species.
Moreover, the first one is a male (long claws), the second one seems to be female.
There are two very different type of males, see previous threads on this subject (use the search button)


Theo

Posted by guenille on 16-09-2007 08:03
#3
thanks Theo (and I have listen your council about pict ;) )
I'm going to search
Edith