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Posted by cosmln on 08-05-2007 21:02

HI,

anther fly from Baile Herculane (Hercules Bath) taken in 7.april.2007.
aprox size was 10 mm.

maybe can be identified.
thanks,
cosmln

Posted by Zeegers on 09-05-2007 06:33

My guess is Macquartia (Tachinidae).
One could even try to ID the possible species (dispar / viridana it seems)

Theo Zeegers

Posted by cosmln on 09-05-2007 07:43

Zeegers wrote:
My guess is Macquartia (Tachinidae).
One could even try to ID the possible species (dispar / viridana it seems)

Theo Zeegers

Hi Theo,

this is the only view ofthat fly i have, there are available bigger photo (8 mp) but this is all i can offer.
maybe some more oppinion will come.

cosmln

Posted by Zeegers on 09-05-2007 16:59

I had another look. The eyes are very hairy, so it cannot be Sarcophagidae.
Approaching eyes are quite uncommon in Tachinidae, however agree with Macquartia. So I have little doublt it is Macquartia.
Then, the excavation on syntergite 1 & 2 is complete, the abdomen is tesselate and the parafacialia are hairy, implying with 99 % certainty Macquartia tessellum. Indeed, a spring species.

Posted by cosmln on 09-05-2007 17:52

Zeegers wrote:
I had another look. The eyes are very hairy, so it cannot be Sarcophagidae.
Approaching eyes are quite uncommon in Tachinidae, however agree with Macquartia. So I have little doublt it is Macquartia.
Then, the excavation on syntergite 1 & 2 is complete, the abdomen is tesselate and the parafacialia are hairy, implying with 99 % certainty Macquartia tessellum. Indeed, a spring species.

thanks a lot Theo

I have take a look in the gallery and this species (genus) is still not yet in the gallery. so... submit or not submit this under this name to the gallery?

cosmln