Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bluish Tachinid from 20.05.21: Epicampocera succincta? --> Pales sp.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 21-05-2021 20:50
#1
Hello,

a 6 mm fly from a hedge near a small creek. Is this an early Epicampocera succincta? I usually find them in summer on umbelliferous flowers.
Edited by Juergen Peters on 22-05-2021 17:49

Posted by Juergen Peters on 21-05-2021 20:50
#2
Pic #2

Posted by eklans on 22-05-2021 08:11
#3
Hi Jürgen, Epicampocera succincta seems to be correct and they appear from end April on. What confuses me a bit are the yellow patches on the scutellum...
Edited by eklans on 22-05-2021 08:12

Posted by Zeegers on 22-05-2021 08:36
#4
Bluish is either Epicampocera or Pales and because of the well spotted red on scutellum, it is Pales. Other differences are difficult to see in these pics.

Theo

Posted by Juergen Peters on 22-05-2021 17:47
#5
Thanks a lot, Eric and Theo!