Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanus eggeri again? -> yes!
Posted by Tjitske Lubach on 31-07-2010 18:41
#1
In 2008 I saw a male Tabanus eggeri and this year I think I have one again. Big Tabanus (ca. 18-20 mm). I think it is T. eggeri because of the special form of the first posterior cell in the wings. At least I hope I understood it correct. :)
But it was very orange when it showed its abdomen, so I am not at all sure!
31-07-2010, La Fontouret, Saint-Gilles, Indre, France.
Edited by Tjitske Lubach on 31-07-2010 22:29
Posted by Tjitske Lubach on 31-07-2010 18:42
#2
It showed its abdomen when it was cleaning its wings.
Posted by Tjitske Lubach on 31-07-2010 18:43
#3
Detail head
Posted by Susan R Walter on 31-07-2010 20:32
#4
Yes it is T. eggeri. They are very orange like that, and the first posterior cell is closed, so it must be eggeri. I get them here too (I'm in 37, so 'next door' to you).
Posted by Tjitske Lubach on 31-07-2010 22:27
#5
Thank you very much Susan! Nice to have an 'expert' on diptera next door.
Anyway, it was a beautiful creature, this T. eggeri. The orange on the back was quite striking.
Posted by Susan R Walter on 02-08-2010 03:42
#6
Not an expert, but I know a few species. T. eggeri is beautiful and my favourite Tabanus.