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 Rhinophoridae?> Phyto melanocephala
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| blowave |
Posted on 09-01-2011 02:44
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Hi, It doesn't look like a Calliphorid to me.  28th June 2010, on my door, Near Lincoln UK.Janet 
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| blowave |
Posted on 09-01-2011 02:45
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
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| blowave |
Posted on 09-01-2011 02:45
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| blowave |
Posted on 09-01-2011 02:46
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 09-01-2011 05:22
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
I would say it's a rhinophorid |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 09-01-2011 10:00
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I agree - small calyptrae, petiolate median vein and small, rounded head - Rhinopgoridae
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| blowave |
Posted on 09-01-2011 15:37
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Aaah, that did enter my head. Thanks Rui and Chris, is there any chance of at least a genus?
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 09-01-2011 16:14
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
Phyto melanocephala? |
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| blowave |
Posted on 09-01-2011 16:21
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
I've looked at the species of Rhinophoridae we have here, there are very few. This has to be Phyto melanocephala, it looks like the one in the gallery. The other Phyto specie listed for the UK is P. discrepans which is listed on the NBN Gateway but has no distribution map so looks unlikely. The other genera only have one species each, none of those look to be a candidate. They are: Melanophora roralis, Paykullia maculata, Rhinophora lepida, Stevenia atramentaria and Tricogena rubricosa http://cubits.org... |
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| blowave |
Posted on 09-01-2011 16:22
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Lol, I see I have agreement, I spent so long preparing my post!
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-01-2011 17:57
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19002 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, you have an agreement Theo |
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| blowave |
Posted on 09-01-2011 18:03
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thank you Theo!  It has a generally more southern distribution on the NBN Gateway, which seems to be the norm for many inscets I have. http://data.nbn.o...0000030270 http://cubits.org... |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-01-2011 18:13
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19002 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Well, Phyto mel. has become rapidly more common in The NEtherlands over the last 10 years, maybe the same is going on in the UK. Theo |
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| blowave |
Posted on 09-01-2011 18:22
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Either that Theo, or the use of better digital cameras and people's increased interest due to the digital cameras could have a lot to do with it. It could be both.
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