Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which small tachinid? => Tachina ursina

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 26-04-2021 19:59
#1
Ca. 8 mms. Forest W of Hornslet, Jutland, Denmark, 26 April 2021.
Edited by Karsten Thomsen on 18-06-2021 19:01

Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-04-2021 21:15
#2
Looks like Tachina lurida (but wait for the experts).

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 27-04-2021 15:06
#3
Regrettably I have only this single photo. T. lurida has apparently never been recorded in Denmark, so it would be great if a credible ID is actually possible.

Posted by eklans on 27-04-2021 16:32
#4
Hi Karsten, this is probably a female T. ursina:
https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=99921

Greetings, Eric

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 27-04-2021 17:49
#5
I see, thanks. I suspected that the size difference to another large individual of 11 mms at the same spot could not tell much. They really vary, those tachinids. Difference of luck for the larvae, I suppose... :-)

Posted by Zeegers on 27-04-2021 18:30
#6
Yes and yes, it is ursina.

Theo
Edited by Zeegers on 27-04-2021 18:32

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 28-04-2021 06:04
#7
Thank you for confirming, Theo!