Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachina sp. from Turkey

Posted by Heteropteran on 16-10-2017 04:17
#1
A new list was published for the Tachinidae fauna of Turkey. Following Tachina species were listed:
Tachina (Echinogaster) praeceps
Tachina (Eudoromyia) fera
Tachina (Eudoromyia) magnicornis
Tachina (Eudoromyia) nupta
Tachina (Servillia) lurida
Tachina (Servillia) ursina
Tachina (Tachina) grossa
Tachina corsicana (erroneous??)

Hatay, Turkey, 25-06-2009

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Posted by Zeegers on 16-10-2017 16:28
#2
Well, I am not 100 % convinced this is Tachina. It sure looks like one, but the legs are all black, which is very exceptional in Tachina...

Theo

Posted by Heteropteran on 17-10-2017 04:16
#3
So maybe a Peleteria sp?

Posted by Zeegers on 20-10-2017 15:34
#4
Maybe, maybe not.
Making identifications is not a guessing competition.

Theo