Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae

Posted by Philippe moniotte on 24-01-2008 20:45
#1
Hello fly-catchers
Can some gentle and knowledgeable soul confirm that this is Tachina magnicornis ?Cool
Chateauneuf d'Oze (Hautes-Alpes, France) August 10 2007

Thanks
Philippe

Posted by Zeegers on 24-01-2008 21:27
#2
Nope, it is typical fera:
tarsi reddish, vertex narrow, black vitta on abdomen narrowing on tergite 5, smaller third antennal segment.

What made you think it might be magnicornis ?


Theo

Posted by Philippe moniotte on 24-01-2008 21:45
#3
Well, I have seen fera usually with more yellow hair around the occiput, and somehow it did not look like the proportions of "typical fera". But I was indeed worried with the color of the legs, for one;
Howsoever, I bow to your superior knowledge Wink
Thanks
Philippe
PS Oh, and I guess the locality being far away from home, I was hopefull for novelties Grin