Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae from 18.11.20: Siphona --> S. geniculata

Posted by Juergen Peters on 20-11-2020 23:14
#1

Hello,

I was astonished, that many Siphona were still active on Leucanthemum flowers on a meadow two days ago (northwest Germany). Is it Siphona geniculata?

Edited by Juergen Peters on 21-11-2020 18:27

Posted by Juergen Peters on 20-11-2020 23:15
#2

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Posted by Juergen Peters on 20-11-2020 23:15
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Posted by tristram on 21-11-2020 14:48
#4

I would say yes.
I have caught 26 Siphona geniculata so far this November, mostly from yarrow (Achillea millefolium). This was in Reading, UK.

Edited by tristram on 21-11-2020 14:58

Posted by Juergen Peters on 21-11-2020 18:27
#5

Thanks a lot!