Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae?
Posted by wilde on 23-04-2007 10:20
#1
What kind of fly is this?
Edited by wilde on 23-04-2007 10:24
Posted by ChrisR on 23-04-2007 10:24
#2
Definitely a tachinid :) Do you have any other angles - from the side maybe? It reminds me of
Phyllomya volvulus but it would be early for that species. Maybe
Mintho rufiventris ... but i don't see any red-sides to the abdomen either. Might have to wait for Theo on this ;)
Edited by ChrisR on 23-04-2007 10:34
Posted by Zeegers on 23-04-2007 17:10
#3
The topcell is stalked and the bend in vein M has an appendix, so this all fits with Mintho rufiventris.
Rather dark, I agree with that
Theo
Posted by ChrisR on 23-04-2007 18:12
#4
Nice unusual
Mintho - would be nice to see if it has any red on the side, or maybe it's just a trick of the angle.
Theo: I saw the petiole, and 2 thick dark bars on the anterior which pointed me towards
Mintho ... would be nice if I could see them in England more often. :( Maybe they will be commoner with global warming? :) Talking of which, I had
Siphona geniculata yesterday - almost 1 month earlier than suggested in Belshaw :D
Posted by wilde on 23-04-2007 18:37
#5
Thanks for your help. This was a foto of a friend who asked for ID (mine are better:D).
Posted by Zeegers on 24-04-2007 18:38
#6
Concerning Mintho:
check for gardens and on windows!!
There are remarkably often encoutered on the inside of large windows. Mainly in July - August.
Theo