Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Zambia Tachinidae - Drino?
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 26-02-2016 10:44
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 Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Tachinid from farmland to the west of Serenje town, close to the Zambia/D.R.C. border; although the different positions of the antennae give me pause, I did initially think that these were the same individual fly. Drino, perhaps? Amongst Soybean crop, 2nd February 2016. Most abundant caterpillars were Helicoverpa and Spodoptera. Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [164.37Kb] |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 26-02-2016 10:45
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
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Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [174.01Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-02-2016 09:14
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19133 Joined: 21.07.04 |
From the Afrotropics, I'd really need the material on my desk to get a reliable ID. Theo |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 27-02-2016 19:13
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
They seem to be the common Tachy in Soy this year, so I'm sure I'll come across some dopey, easy to overcome ones in-field soon enough; I'll let you know if/when that happens. Although given the agrochemicals that farms in the Afrotropics are happy to use, it might be considered hazardous to human health to post them... |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 27-02-2016 20:52
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10486 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Old American literature refers to this group -- Exoristinae with no distinctive features -- as the "vast central mass" of family Tachinidae. It reminds me of an old computer game which would tell the player "you are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike." |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 27-02-2016 23:10
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
It sounds much more inviting in computer games than in Tachinids... |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-02-2016 18:52
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19133 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Will, I understand you cannot argue with the logic of officials, but the " possibly dangerous" statement is of course absurd. Theo |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 28-02-2016 21:00
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
While I would hate to underestimate the pettiness of customs officers, I was actually joking in the 'hazardous to health' comment... |
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