{"id":1750,"date":"2025-02-14T22:41:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T22:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2025-03-11T20:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T20:25:22","slug":"catharosia-albisquama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tachinidae.org.uk\/blog\/catharosia-albisquama\/","title":{"rendered":"Catharosia albisquama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Catharosia albisquama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Back at the end of Summer 2023, around the same time as Tachina magnicornis<\/em> began to be found in East Suffolk, Ivan Perry spotted another new species in the same area – Catharosia albisquama<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, although the image above makes them look huge, it’s a miracle that Ivan ever spotted them, let alone guessed that they were tachinids, because they are absolutely minute – no more than 2-3mm in body length. He says he had been sweeping flowers and as he was pootering up a lot of small flies to study later he spotted these flies moving around in the net in a characteristic, tachinid-like way, so he took some home to check. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Catharosia pygmaea<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The way to split them from Catharosia pygmaea<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Calyptrae blackish, wing scales somewhat lighter. Petiole of R5 1.5 – 2x as long as the post-angular vein (fig. 139). Propleura in front with 1 – 4 bristlets or hairs. Body length 2.5 – 4 mm … pygmaea<\/strong><\/em> Fall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Calyptrae and wing scales whitish. Petiole of R5 2 – 3x as long as the post-angular vein. Propleura bare. Body length 1.8 – 2.5 mm … albisquama<\/strong><\/em> Vill.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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