Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae? => Trixa conspersa
#1
Hello,
yesterday I found this fly on a meadow in Germany, Saxony. It was slightly smaller than a Sarcophaga and allowed only a single view. It resembles a bit Thelaira, but the abdomen is much wider. Is ID possible?
Thanks, Marion
Posted by
Zeegers on 05-09-2020 07:40
#2
If you had a lateral view, you would not have compared it with Thelaira ! it is a male Trixa caerulscens, very nice. When found often on meadows in September.
Theo
#3
Thank you very much for the identification of Trixa caerulescens, Theo.
Best regards,
Marion
PS: I have a question. In the Catalogue of Life I found Trixa alpina Meigen, 1824 basing on Systema diptorum from 2011 as a synonym of Trixa caerulescens. In the last version of Fauna Europaea from 2013 it is listed as a valid species. What is the current status?
Posted by
Zeegers on 05-09-2020 18:02
#4
Arrgh, I meant T. conspersa ! Conspersa is in my mind more bluish than caerulescens, so I always mixed up the names.
As for alpina, there is nothing new, so opinions differ and there are no new argument (DNA, for example).
Theo
#5
Thanks for the status info. I changed the title to conspersa.
Marion