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 Lispe; longicollis group, Zambia
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 08-02-2012 15:41
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 Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Another fly that I thought might have been Anthomyia, but seems similar in many respects to its predecessor which turned out to be a probable Limnoph[or]a. Chongwe District, Lusaka, Zambia 31 October 2011 Swimming Pool within ornamental garden. Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [137.72Kb] Edited by Will van Niekerk on 08-02-2012 16:29 |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 08-02-2012 15:50
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Hi Will! Limnophila is a cranefly - I think you mean Limnophora  You are right that this should be Muscidae. Nice to see all your pictures from Chongwe. I was at Mungwi (near Kasama) for my gap year (in 1966-7  )
Edited by Stephen R on 08-02-2012 15:56 |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 08-02-2012 16:04
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Oh dear, I've done it again... the other day, I asked if a Scoliid wasp (probably Micromeriella) was Micromelia - which google informs me is a medical condition. Correcting title. Thanks. |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 08-02-2012 16:05
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9571 Joined: 24.05.05 |
It is Lispe of Lispe longicollis species group. I can't say more with this image only.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 08-02-2012 16:21
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
It's not a great image, so I'm a little awestruck that you can tell me what it is to species group from this. I wish I'd got a picture of the wings before it flew off... Thanks! |
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