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 Tiny Tachinid (NL 2015)
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| Reindert van Eekelen |
Posted on 03-05-2020 21:41
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 Member Location: The Netherlands, Utrecht Posts: 46 Joined: 12.03.17 |
Hello, I was wondering if this very small Tachinid (about 3 mm.) could be Paracraspedothrix montivaga? The picture quality is very low unfortunately... Seen the 1st of June 2015, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. Thanks in advance, Reindert van Eekelen Pic 1/2 Reindert van Eekelen attached the following image:  [254.31Kb] Edited by Reindert van Eekelen on 03-05-2020 21:44 |
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| Reindert van Eekelen |
Posted on 03-05-2020 21:45
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Member Location: The Netherlands, Utrecht Posts: 46 Joined: 12.03.17 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-05-2020 08:44
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19327 Joined: 21.07.04 |
If it is really 3 mm., that would be my suggestion. That said, the background is a tree trunk, is that right ? Paracraspedothrix is typically found in grasslands.... Theo |
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| Reindert van Eekelen |
Posted on 04-05-2020 12:25
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Member Location: The Netherlands, Utrecht Posts: 46 Joined: 12.03.17 |
Thanks for you reply Theo. The fly was sunbathing on a wooden bridge railing on the edge of a big lawn (lots of meadows at about 600 meters). The exact location, as well as the same pics with a slightly higher resolution, can be found here: https://old.waarneming.nl/waarneming/view/190394260?_popup=1 Since I take pictures of flies on this type of wooden bridges in Nieuwegein almost on a daily basis, I'm pretty sure about the size, although not 100% exact (it must have been between 2,5 - 3,5 mm). I've seen this fly only once in 12 years, so wish I had a better camera with me that day! Kind regards, Reindert van Eekelen |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-05-2020 16:32
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19327 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Ah, a wooden bridge. That makes sense. There is a grassland just north of the locality, according to Google Earth (?) Theo |
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| Reindert van Eekelen |
Posted on 04-05-2020 17:52
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Member Location: The Netherlands, Utrecht Posts: 46 Joined: 12.03.17 |
That's right, there's a 6500 square meter lawn north from the bridge.
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