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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Exoristinae » Winthemiini » Nemorilla » Nemorilla pyste
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Tachinid? - Nemorilla pyste - male
Copyright © 2015 nvhamlett@gmail.com

Tachinid? - Nemorilla pyste - Male
Bernard Field Station, Claremont, Los Angeles County, California, USA
March 15, 2015
At the Claremont Colleges' Bernard Field Station in an where an area of sage scrub borders houses. I assume it is a Tachinid. Is it possible to tell more? Any information will be greatly appreciated!
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Contributed by nvhamlett@gmail.com on 22 March, 2015 - 2:01pm
Last updated 29 November, 2015 - 1:15pm

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… John F. Carr, 28 November, 2015 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Possibly Nemorilla pyste
Possibly Nemorilla pyste.
… John F. Carr, 27 November, 2015 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Brad Barnd, 22 March, 2015 - 4:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks, John and Brad, for the ID! The species and sex were also confirmed by Nik Wiman, who has studied this very interesting parasitoid:

Wiman, N.G., and V. P. Jones. 2013. Influence of oviposition strategy of Nemorilla pyste and Nilea erecta (Diptera: Tachinidae) on parasitoid fertility and host mortality. Biological Control 64: 195–202. (Abstract)
… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 29 November, 2015 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

 
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If you get any more expert IDs on your photos, please add comments.
… John F. Carr, 29 November, 2015 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, definitely!
Yes, I will always do that. I didn't get Nik's confirmation until after your and Brad's comments were posted. In fact, your comment with a possible ID led to my seeking Nik's help.
… nvhamlett@gmail.com, 29 November, 2015 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

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