Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Big Tachinid - Nemoraea pellucida?

Posted by Sundew on 08-08-2022 23:52
#1
Hi,
Once again I tried the Tachinid interactive key http://www.tachin...chweb.aspx (a great tool indeed!) to identify a fly, seen on 31st July in a wood in southwestern Germany. This time I arrived at Nemoraea, and found N. pellucida being the only European species. If my ID is correct, it must be a female according to colour.
Here are some pics.

Posted by Sundew on 08-08-2022 23:52
#2
Some more.

Posted by Sundew on 08-08-2022 23:53
#3
This photo is severely overexposed but shows chaetotaxy more clearly.

Posted by Sundew on 08-08-2022 23:53
#4
A head detail.
Edited by Sundew on 08-08-2022 23:54

Posted by Sundew on 08-08-2022 23:55
#5
Given that Nemoraea lives in that wood, this might be the male, seen about 250 m away from the female’s spot on 7th August.
I would greatly appreciate any comments on my flies!
Many thanks, Sundew

Posted by Zeegers on 10-08-2022 07:09
#6
Yes, this is Nemoraea, the species is sexually dimorph in colouration.

Theo

Posted by Sundew on 10-08-2022 13:21
#7
Great, thanks - learning new species is a lot of fun!