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 Aciura coryli (was: tephritidae wing)
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| ferran |
Posted on 04-07-2006 16:58
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This fly was caught on a sticky trap placed in a citrus orchard near Valencia, on October 2004. The picture is not good but the wing pattern can be seen clearly. I wonder if it is possible to identify it only with this wing pattern
Edited by ferran on 04-01-2009 17:19 |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 04-07-2006 17:46
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Hi Ferran, Somewhere near Oxyaciura tibialis? We do need the expert opinion of John here. Jan Willem |
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| ferran |
Posted on 05-07-2006 06:31
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Thak you, Jan. The species you cite, Oxyaciura tibialis, is not in the book of White on British tephritidae. The information in internet is scarce. I found only a reference as parasitic (?) on seeds of Salvia in Canary Islands. Do you know anything else about this species? Ferran |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 05-07-2006 22:43
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Hi Ferran, What I know about it is from Merz (1994): Larvae in flowers of Lavendula, Nepeta and probably Rosmarinus offiinalis. Distributed in Mediteranian and East Africa, possibly also in the south of Switzerland. Jan Willem |
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| ferran |
Posted on 06-07-2006 08:05
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Thank you, Jan, for the information. I kept this fly for many months without being able to identify it and now finally I've got an answer. Ferran |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 06-07-2006 09:15
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Bei-Bienko's key to Diptera of the European part of the USSR give the same ID.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| ferran |
Posted on 07-07-2006 06:18
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Thank you very much, Paul, for the confirmation |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 17-07-2006 15:36
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Hi Ferran, Can you give me a better picture of the head, so I can hopefully see the setae. For it looks more like an Aciura coryli to me, than Oxyaciura tibialis, but to be sure I need to now the number of Orbital setae, either 1 or two. Both species are very much alike. Best wishes, John |
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| ferran |
Posted on 17-07-2006 18:03
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Hello John, I have been looking for the insect but could not find it, for the moment  . I need some more time to search my tubes more carefully.Anyway, just a few days ago I found another very similar specimen, again on a citrus orchard (this is almost the only habitat I search). Tha dark area of the wing has the same shape, but two hialine spots instead of three. I see apparently two orbital setae. Could it be the same species? |
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| ferran |
Posted on 17-07-2006 18:04
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the wing pattern |
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| ferran |
Posted on 17-07-2006 18:05
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general aspect |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 18-07-2006 08:09
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Hi Ferran, Very good! Thanks! It is indeed Aciura coryli! It is a species which very seldomly is found in the field, and in collections for that matter! The larvae live in flowers(!!) of Phlomis and Ballota. Something very unusual for Tephritids! If you ever come accross some specimens without having a destination, I would be interested! Best wishes, John |
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