Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Actia sp?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 17-06-2008 21:52
#1
I reared this tachinid from a pupa of the zygaenid Zygaena trifolii. Is it Actia sp.?
location: Salreu, Portugal
date: 17/06/2008
Posted by ChrisR on 17-06-2008 22:09
#2
What size is it? I doubt it is
Actia - I don't know any with an orange scutellum.
Edited by ChrisR on 17-06-2008 22:09
Posted by Rui Andrade on 17-06-2008 22:13
#3
I suppose it's too big for Actia sp. The fly measures about 8-9 mm.
Posted by ChrisR on 17-06-2008 22:43
#4
I'd say too big - and doesn't look right for
Actia but I'm not sure what it can be ... too anonymous for me :( ... maybe Theo? :) The best bet would be to key it ... but it might be too southern for the central european key.
Edited by ChrisR on 17-06-2008 22:45
Posted by Rui Andrade on 17-06-2008 23:06
#5
Thank you for trying Chris:)
Posted by Rui Andrade on 17-07-2008 16:13
#6
Theo, I noticed you returned. Can I have your opinion on this?
Posted by Zeegers on 17-07-2008 20:25
#7
The host should be an obvious clue. Moreover, it is a male with a very broad vertex, and it is not Phryxe (see apical scutellars).
Combining all this, it must be Ceromasia rubrifrons (educated guess).
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 17-07-2008 23:39
#8
Thank you very much for your educated guess;).