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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 24-07-2005 11:31
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Hello, This one is from last week, Heerlen. It doesn't look very distinctive but I hope you can make something out of it. Ben Ben Hamers attached the following image:  [76.31Kb] Edited by Ben Hamers on 23-05-2012 20:19 |
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| Menno Reemer |
Posted on 24-07-2005 14:49
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Member Location: Posts: 343 Joined: 10.06.04 |
Although I'm not an expert on Tachinidae, this one looks distinctive enough for me to guess it is Ernestia anthophila, because of the protruding mouth edge, the dusting on tergites 2 and 3 and the lack of dusting on tergite 4. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 24-07-2005 17:08
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yeah, Eurithia anthophila would be my guess because it is the commonest of the species that look like this. However, dusting is a tricky feature to go on, in my experience. With this group I prefer to always check the male genitalia, which are very spectacular and very easy to distinguish ... except in photos!!  |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 24-07-2005 22:42
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Okay, Thanks to you both for your help, and my apologies to the animal for calling it undistinctive. Ben |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-07-2005 09:14
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18787 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Congratulations, Menno and Chris, with the identification. I also have no doubt this is Eurithia anthophila. Common on Heracleum and other umbelliferae in August Theo |
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