Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae from Belgium for ID pictured 2021-08-11 > Tricogena rubricosa
Posted by Tetrao on 13-08-2021 07:29
#1
I pictured this specimen in Belgium on 2021-08-11.
Could it be
Dinera grisescens (Fallén, 1817) or something like ?
Wings :
Edited by Tetrao on 15-08-2021 09:50
Posted by eklans on 13-08-2021 09:46
#2
Hi, I don't think it's a Dinera - possibly a Macquartia?
Posted by Tetrao on 13-08-2021 10:41
#3
Thank you very much, Eric !
Posted by Zeegers on 13-08-2021 20:27
#4
It is difficult to explain why, but it doesn't "feel" Tachinidae. And it is not. It is Trichogena (true believers of the Code skip the 'h') rubricosa, Rhinophoridae.
The colouration of the antenna is pretty distinctive (but cf. Cinochira in case of the very small black fly).
Theo
Posted by Tetrao on 13-08-2021 22:33
#5
Thank you very much, Theo !!!
I will measure it on picture…
Great news for me !
Posted by Tetrao on 14-08-2021 06:55
#6
I measured this specimen on picture : 5,5 to 6 mm ...
Is that enought to make this female a Tricogena rubricosa ?
I already change the name on the record in obervations.be !
Posted by Zeegers on 14-08-2021 18:55
#7
Yes, no worries, check the gallery for Cinochira, totally different.
This is Trichogena no doubt (I do correct Rondani's misspellings)
Theo
Posted by Tetrao on 15-08-2021 09:38
#8
Thank you very much, Theo !!!
A new species for me !
I added some pictures on observations.be
I noticied that the femurs look a little red ...
I looked on other subjects in the forum and noted a great variability ...
Posted by Zeegers on 15-08-2021 18:51
#9
Yes. On average, they tend to be more reddish. Please note the red tip to,scutellum as well.
Theo
Edited by Zeegers on 15-08-2021 18:52
Posted by Zeegers on 15-08-2021 18:52
#10
oh, and males are different from females...
Theo
Edited by Zeegers on 15-08-2021 18:52
Posted by Tetrao on 15-08-2021 21:08
#11
Thank you, Theo !!!