Thread subject: Diptera.info :: What family?-->Tachinidae
Posted by guplox on 13-09-2023 10:16
#1
Photographed very recently from Zhejiang China. Body length approx. 6mm. What family could it possibly belong in? Thanks!
Edited by guplox on 17-09-2023 23:51
Posted by John Carr on 13-09-2023 13:20
#2
I think Tachinidae.
Posted by guplox on 14-09-2023 00:45
#3
John Carr wrote:
I think Tachinidae.
Great! Thanks a lot for the ID! |t
Posted by Zeegers on 16-09-2023 10:29
#4
It is a very weird one, fore tarsus suggests Minthoini and a first search suggests Mongolomintho. Which is a crypticc species.
I need to confirm this, though.
Theo
Posted by guplox on 17-09-2023 00:13
#5
Extra-terrific! Thank you Theo for pointing me to Minthonini and Mongolomintho! |t It was the first time I photographed this species of fly.
Posted by Zeegers on 17-09-2023 10:30
#6
Sorry, it is not Mongolomintho. It might very well be an Oriental species, given the locality. I am not enough familiar with the Oriental fauna. Strongly thickened arista does not agree with Minthoini, it might be something else.
Theo
Posted by guplox on 17-09-2023 23:50
#7
Thank you Theo for the re-examination of the minutest details of this not so good quality picture. Thank you! I'll get backward to the family Tachinidae for the time being.