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 Portugese Linnaemya? --> Nemoraea pellucida
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| Auratus |
Posted on 15-09-2011 12:46
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Member Location: Edam - Netherlands Posts: 198 Joined: 24.05.10 |
Is Linnaemya correct and can the species be determined? Specimen collected near Porto on the 15th of August in the vicinity of a reservoir. Size 14 mm. Thanks in advance Auratus attached the following image:  [168.02Kb] Edited by Auratus on 15-09-2011 14:59 Greetings, Jan |
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| Auratus |
Posted on 15-09-2011 12:49
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Member Location: Edam - Netherlands Posts: 198 Joined: 24.05.10 |
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Auratus attached the following image:  [131.52Kb] Greetings, Jan |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 15-09-2011 14:43
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 6972 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Check the calyptrae - they will have long hairs on the dorsal surface because it is a male Nemoraea pellucida 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London, Coordinator for the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme, my Diptera blog |
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| Auratus |
Posted on 15-09-2011 14:58
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Member Location: Edam - Netherlands Posts: 198 Joined: 24.05.10 |
Chris, you are absolutely right. Thanks for the ID Greetings, Jan |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 15-09-2011 15:14
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 6972 Joined: 12.07.04 |
No problem - Nemoraea are the only species in western Europe with hairy calyptrae (I think) so they come out of the key fairly easily and early. 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London, Coordinator for the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme, my Diptera blog |
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