Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae - Eliozeta pellucens - probably male.

Posted by Ray Perry on 09-08-2021 09:27
#1
Recorded in Flensburg meadow, N. Germany on Achillea millefolium on a bright sunny day. The seemed very active. It rained the next day. Also seen on Tanacetum vulgare.
Body +/-5-7mm long

I think it might be an Eliozeta Sp.
Edited by Ray Perry on 10-08-2021 08:24

Posted by Ray Perry on 09-08-2021 09:28
#2
More detail.

Posted by eklans on 09-08-2021 12:23
#3
Hi Ray, the antennae are very close, segment 3 longer than twice 2nd, arista ⅔ thickend = E. pellucens.

Posted by Ray Perry on 09-08-2021 13:35
#4
Thank You Eric.

Can you tell if it is a male or female?

Regards
Ray

Posted by eklans on 09-08-2021 15:18
#5
With the mostly yellow abdomen and the naked parafrontalia I'm quite sure it's a male.

Posted by Ray Perry on 10-08-2021 08:25
#6
Thanks again Eric.