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 Tachina nupta ♂
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| eklans |
Posted on 01-08-2026 12:52
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4745 Joined: 11.11.18 |
EDIT: It's Tachina nupta! (only 1 proclinate orbital bristle and vitta on tergite 5 too small for T. magnicornis. This morning I saw a typical male Tachina magnicornis and it was patient with me and allowed photos of it's characterisics. Ansbach, 2026-08-01, garden near old deciduous forest in Frankenhoehe Nature Park 1. habitus, 1 proclinate orbital: eklans attached the following image:  [85.91Kb] Edited by eklans on 10-08-2026 09:31 |
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| eklans |
Posted on 01-08-2026 12:53
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4745 Joined: 11.11.18 |
2. lateral
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| eklans |
Posted on 01-08-2026 12:54
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4745 Joined: 11.11.18 |
3. face:
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| eklans |
Posted on 01-08-2026 12:55
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4745 Joined: 11.11.18 |
4. tergite 5
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| eklans |
Posted on 01-08-2026 12:56
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4745 Joined: 11.11.18 |
5. tergite 5 lateral
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| eklans |
Posted on 01-08-2026 12:58
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4745 Joined: 11.11.18 |
6. fore tarsus (claws > tarsomere 5, but < tm 5+4:
eklans attached the following image:  [73.96Kb] Edited by eklans on 01-08-2026 12:58 Greetings, Eric |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 05-08-2026 17:17
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19461 Joined: 21.07.04 |
There seems to only one proclinate orbital and the black abdominal vitta is acute, so I'd say this is a case of T. nupta. For what it is worth Theo |
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| eklans |
Posted on 05-08-2026 18:18
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4745 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Thanks Theo, but: Objection, Your honour! I add a photo of tergite 5 without sun reflections - the vitta ends broad (like on the other tergites). And as shown in #6: the claws are longer than tarsomere 5, but shorter as tarsomeres 5 + 5 together. Regards, Eric eklans attached the following image:  [96.4Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-08-2026 08:10
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19461 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Tachina is a total mess and several traditional features, like the length of claws you mentioned, I do not use since it does not work for me. Variability is great. This specimen simply has a much too narrow black vitta for me for magnicornis and also one proclinate orbital, if correct, is a no go for magnicornis. Theo |
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| eklans |
Posted on 10-08-2026 09:37
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4745 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Thanks Theo to clean up the mess! I did not recognize, that 1 proclinate orbital is a no go for magnicornis!
Greetings, Eric |
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