Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae? => Trixa conspersa
Posted by Marion Friedrich on 03-09-2020 20:51
#1
Hello,
yesterday I found this fly on a meadow in Germany, Saxony. It was slightly smaller than a Sarcophaga and allowed only a single view. It resembles a bit Thelaira, but the abdomen is much wider. Is ID possible?
Thanks, Marion
Edited by Marion Friedrich on 05-09-2020 20:05
Posted by Zeegers on 05-09-2020 07:40
#2
If you had a lateral view, you would not have compared it with Thelaira ! it is a male Trixa caerulscens, very nice. When found often on meadows in September.
Theo
Posted by Marion Friedrich on 05-09-2020 13:51
#3
Thank you very much for the identification of Trixa caerulescens, Theo. :)
Best regards,
Marion
PS: I have a question. In the Catalogue of Life I found Trixa alpina Meigen, 1824 basing on Systema diptorum from 2011 as a synonym of Trixa caerulescens. In the last version of Fauna Europaea from 2013 it is listed as a valid species. What is the current status?
Posted by Zeegers on 05-09-2020 18:02
#4
Arrgh, I meant T. conspersa ! Conspersa is in my mind more bluish than caerulescens, so I always mixed up the names.
As for alpina, there is nothing new, so opinions differ and there are no new argument (DNA, for example).
Theo
Posted by Marion Friedrich on 05-09-2020 20:09
#5
Thanks for the status info. I changed the title to conspersa.
Marion