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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid, orange abdomen without pattern => Hyalurgus lucidus

Posted by Eckhart Derschmidt on 22-08-2020 00:34

Hi, I photographed this Tachinid (at least I suppose it is) in Scharnstein, southern Upper Austria (about 500m above sea level).
Best regards,
Eckhart

Edited by Eckhart Derschmidt on 23-08-2020 10:20

Posted by Eckhart Derschmidt on 22-08-2020 00:37

Almost the same, but different parts are in focus. I was quite windy when I took the photos...

Posted by Zeegers on 22-08-2020 07:43

Leskia aurea.

Theo

Posted by Eckhart Derschmidt on 22-08-2020 08:29

Thank you, Theo!

Posted by John Carr on 22-08-2020 13:31

Zeegers wrote:
Leskia aurea.

Theo

With hairy eyes and discals?

Posted by Zeegers on 22-08-2020 13:59

Good point ! Thorax is also a bit too gray.

Posted by Zeegers on 22-08-2020 14:00

So what about Hyalurgus lucidus.

Theo

Posted by Waldgeist on 22-08-2020 22:28

I've observede the same species recently at Feistritzsattel, border between Lower Austria and Styria at 1300m asl
https://www.inatu...s/57262962

Edited by Waldgeist on 22-08-2020 22:29

Posted by Zeegers on 23-08-2020 07:48

Yes, it is a boreo-alpine species, 500 asl is a bit low.
In Estonia, is occurs at sea level.

Theo

Posted by Eckhart Derschmidt on 23-08-2020 09:48

#10

Thanks once again to everybody for input an correction. As for the 500 asl - it is located on the foot of higher mountains (up to 1500 asl), which might explain its appearance in lower regions...
Eckhart

Edited by Eckhart Derschmidt on 23-08-2020 10:23