Tachinidae (family)
3 Unidentified Bristle fly at Hughes, ACT
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| Tachinidae (family) | jgl | 1 Sep 2019 | |
| Unverified | rawshorty | 1 Sep 2019 |
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4 comments
2 Sep 2019
Exoristinae; possibly one of the genera in the (non-monophyletic) 'Sturmiini' sensu Crosskey, 1973. Similar, at least superficially, to specimens of Tritaxys spp. and Polychaeta spp. I've seen in collections, although there's barely any reliably identified photos of these online. These are some of the best photos I've seen on this site in terms of attention to detail, although unfortunately, as is usually the case with field photos of these flies, there's several characters on the undersides and face which are obscured, and there's a few setae missing (likely broken off during its lifetime). Its likely to be a lepidopteran parasitoid.
2 Sep 2019
I wrote out a really long explanation (as an edit of my first comment) of all the characters, and gave my compliments to the photographer about their attention to detail, but this was lost by the system when I posted it (probably because it was too long). Anyway, if anybody is interested in the key characters, see (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40875216#page/3/mode/1up)
2 Sep 2019
Thank you both, i am using an old camera ( 40D ) but will be updating soon so should get better results then. I have added one more pic, maybe showing the underside better? No front on shots though.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.103813-35.327750
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Sep 2019 09:10 AM Recorded on
- rawshorty Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- rawshorty Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Tachinidae (family) Bristle Flies (Tachinidae) True flies (Diptera) Insects
Species information
- Tachinidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Bristle fly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 3013.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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4 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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