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 Anthomyiidae: Egle rhinotmeta
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-03-2011 20:38
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
4-mm, Clitheroe UK, 27 March 2011. These first appeared around 18 March very close to flowering willow. I have keyed several male specimens using Ackland and arrived (with varying degrees of confidence) at E. rhinotmeta. This one seems fairly clear - the genitalia fit well, including the strong bristles at the base of the st5 processes. I hope they are visible in the photo. Have I got it right? Stephen R attached the following image:  [76.97Kb] Edited by Stephen R on 27-03-2011 22:31 |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-03-2011 20:40
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-03-2011 20:44
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
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| javanerkelens |
Posted on 27-03-2011 21:48
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 Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07 |
Well done! You are correct! Nice one for the gallery |
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| oxycera |
Posted on 27-03-2011 22:50
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Member Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire Posts: 251 Joined: 31.12.09 |
You may find lyneborgi, but beware, there is a new species that is very similar, E.suwai, that Michael's guide doesn't cover. I've found it near Barnsley so in theory it could turn up anywhere! I was really confused last year with Egle until he sorted them out for me. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-03-2011 22:56
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Thanks Joke and John! I'll keep checking Egles. How could I recognise E. suwai? |
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| javanerkelens |
Posted on 27-03-2011 23:15
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Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07 |
E. suwai belongs to the Egle minuta group. E. lyneborgi is widespread Holarctic species and E.suwai only known from Denmark and Sweden. (and England now..) Both are very small and only to separed by genital ID (ref: Revision of the willow catkin flies, V.Michelsen) Edited by javanerkelens on 27-03-2011 23:37 |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-03-2011 23:24
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Thanks. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 29-03-2011 17:27
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
For the record, here is a live fly I identified later as E. rhinotmeta.
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but don't see the image in the post.
