Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae: Phasia pusilla?
Posted by Maik Hausotte on 22-04-2020 18:35
#1
Hi,
is this Phasia pusilla?
Thanks for help,
Maik
Photo: Leipzig, Germany/Saxony, 22.04.20
Posted by Maik Hausotte on 02-05-2020 11:35
#2
A new try for upload the picture here.
There are a lot of bugs (Emblethis, Rhyparochromus, Legnotus, Orius…) on the meadow. Therefore I am very interested in the information Phasia sp. or Phasia cf. pusilla or…
Posted by Zeegers on 02-05-2020 18:07
#3
Yes, it is in Phasia pusilla-group. I cannot exclude Ph. theodori from these pictures. If you find them again, check the colour of the halter (hidden inder the calypter !) and/or the colour of hairs on gena. Or get a female: ovipositors are large (relatively, of course !) and very different.
Theo
Posted by Maik Hausotte on 02-05-2020 18:40
#4
Phasia pusilla or Phasia theodori is great. Thank you very much for your help and the interesting information - I will make sure. Kind regards, Maik
Posted by Zeegers on 03-05-2020 07:46
#5
To be clear: theodori probably is (or was) very rare around Leipzig, but these southern species are racing north at a breathtaking speed, so you never know. Default still is Ph. pusilla.
Theo
Posted by Maik Hausotte on 03-05-2020 16:01
#6
Very interesting. I will take a closer look in the future. These photos should now be named correctly with Phasia cf. pusilla. Thanks again for the great help and best regards, Maik.
