Thread subject: Diptera.info :: ID help, please?

Posted by jezlee on 29-05-2007 19:53
#1
Could anyone throw any light on this fly I saw today on nettles on the edge of woodland. Around 10mm in length, I would guess. Any other information needed, please ask! I tried to take other angles, but it flew off!

Many thanks

Jez

Posted by diphascon on 29-05-2007 20:12
#2
This is a Tephritis species. John Smits probably knows more.

cheers - martin

Posted by kitenet on 29-05-2007 20:58
#3
Looks like Tephritis neesii, which has larvae in Oxeye Daisy and related species (Leucanthemum), fairly common in UK.

Martin

Posted by jezlee on 29-05-2007 22:14
#4
haematocephalus wrote:
Looks like Tephritis neesii, which has larvae in Oxeye Daisy and related species (Leucanthemum), fairly common in UK.

Martin


Thanks, Martin, there were Oxeye Daisy nearby when I took this shot, so it looks like you have hit the nail on the head!

Jez

Posted by John Smit on 30-05-2007 12:05
#5
Indeed Tephritis neesii.

John

Posted by jezlee on 30-05-2007 15:04
#6
John Smit wrote:
Indeed Tephritis neesii.

John



Thanks for the identification, John - it is much appreciated! Smile

Jez