Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Nice bluish Tachinid (?) with red eyes

Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 10-05-2007 17:05
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I found this one at Leerdam, Netherlands today. Length was appr. 8-10 mm. The eyes have yellowish hairs on them. The arista are bare. I think it must be a Tachinid, although in some respects it's more like Calliphoridae. Does anyone know this beautiful fly? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 10-05-2007 17:06
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Posted by Tony Irwin on 10-05-2007 19:42
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Most tachinids I leave to Theo and Chris, but I've been right with Epicampocera succincta before. So that's my suggestion!

Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 10-05-2007 20:17
#4
Thanks for that suggestion, Tony!

Posted by Zeegers on 11-05-2007 08:27
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Tony is right again !

Bluish Tachinidae, in most cases, are either E. succincta (dark legs, clavate palpi esp. in female) or Pales pavida (reddish tibiae, red tip to scutellum).
See also thread on this subject some months ago.

Theo Zeegers

Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 11-05-2007 08:37
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Thank you for confirmation an explanation, Theo!
I found the old thread, in the meantime Wink