Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachina ursina? --> Tachina lurida (m)

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 03-05-2020 13:46
#1
This tachinid was photographed on 18th Apr 2020 visting Prunus spinosa - Germany, eastern Lower saxony. Is ist Tachina ursina?
kind regards,
Jann
Edited by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 03-05-2020 18:11

Posted by Zeegers on 03-05-2020 17:34
#2
Male T. lurida.

Theo

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 03-05-2020 18:03
#3
Thank you very much, Theo!

I've learned now that the crossed apical setae on the scutellum are an important feature to identify this species, so I add a magnification.