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 Zambia Tachinidae - Drino?
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 26-02-2016 10:44
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Tachinid from farmland to the west of Serenje town, close to the Zambia/D.R.C. border; although the different positions of the antennae give me pause, I did initially think that these were the same individual fly. Drino, perhaps? Amongst Soybean crop, 2nd February 2016. Most abundant caterpillars were Helicoverpa and Spodoptera. |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 26-02-2016 10:45
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-02-2016 09:14
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From the Afrotropics, I'd really need the material on my desk to get a reliable ID. Theo |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 27-02-2016 19:13
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They seem to be the common Tachy in Soy this year, so I'm sure I'll come across some dopey, easy to overcome ones in-field soon enough; I'll let you know if/when that happens. Although given the agrochemicals that farms in the Afrotropics are happy to use, it might be considered hazardous to human health to post them... |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 27-02-2016 20:52
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Old American literature refers to this group -- Exoristinae with no distinctive features -- as the "vast central mass" of family Tachinidae. It reminds me of an old computer game which would tell the player "you are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike." |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 27-02-2016 23:10
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It sounds much more inviting in computer games than in Tachinids... |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-02-2016 18:52
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Will, I understand you cannot argue with the logic of officials, but the " possibly dangerous" statement is of course absurd. Theo |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 28-02-2016 21:00
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While I would hate to underestimate the pettiness of customs officers, I was actually joking in the 'hazardous to health' comment... |
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but don't see the image in the post.
