Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae ID? /South Korea --> Tachina nupta male

Posted by Zeegers on 23-10-2020 07:22
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Yes, indeed. This male is similar to the ones seen before and to the ones recorded from Ussuri. It has one proclinate orbital and hence it ismreferred to as “nupta”. That said, the third antennal segment is much broader than in European specimen. Whether or not this represent as separate species ( for which the name micadomis available) remains and open question. If the two forms are allopatric, it might be more a matter of taste than of science.

Theo