Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae j
Posted by christoophe on 05-07-2009 08:55
#1
Hello
picture 20 06 09, size ~6mm
Thank you for help
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Edited by christoophe on 05-07-2009 08:56
Posted by christoophe on 05-07-2009 08:56
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pic 2
Posted by Zeegers on 05-07-2009 14:43
#3
The big eyes and golden colouration suggest Senometopia.
The antenna is a bit long, though.
Need to check this.
Theo
Posted by Jaakko on 06-07-2009 12:56
#4
Seems to have bare eyes? Something exotic to me. It has strongish ocellar bristles, so cannot be
Drino either?
Jaakko
Posted by Zeegers on 06-07-2009 20:16
#5
You are right eyes are bare.
the ocellars are actually lacking (?), you mean the frontal bristles ?
So now I'm thinking either Drino or Thelyconychia.
Pity we cannot estimate the gena.
Theo
Posted by christoophe on 07-07-2009 12:12
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Additional photos to help in the determination
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Posted by christoophe on 07-07-2009 12:12
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Posted by christoophe on 07-07-2009 12:12
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Posted by Zeegers on 07-07-2009 20:32
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Wait a moment.
We are barking up the wrong tree.
you can see erect apical scutellars in the second pic.
If you then have a close look at the right wing, you might observe that the distance between cross-vein m-cu and the bend of m is very large.
So this must be Bactromyia aurulenta, which agrees with the bare eyes, the long antennae and the golden colouration.
Right ?
Theo
Posted by Jaakko on 07-07-2009 20:40
#10
Now when you mention! This is newly emerged, usually the pollination wears off to be less striking.
Bactromyia also has this "short-legged" appearance in wild.
Jaakko