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 Musca domestica or autumnalis?
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| zcuc |
Posted on 17-01-2008 01:13
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Recently I'm trying to photo M.domestica in Israel but it seem there are so many musca that it is a little confusing. I not sure, it this male M.autumnalis? If so what are the difference from M.domestica ? zcuc attached the following image:  [56.69Kb] Edited by zcuc on 17-01-2008 01:42 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 17-01-2008 09:16
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18833 Joined: 21.07.04 |
There might be more species in Israel. This looks like the male of autumnalis. domestica males are not that orange, at least not with us. Theo |
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| zcuc |
Posted on 26-03-2008 22:58
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 492 Joined: 08.10.07 |
Hi, I would like to ask something that bother me. I'd read that Musca autumnalis male eyes should almost touch each other but here they look a bit apart. it is possible with M.autumnalis ? thanks |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 26-03-2008 23:08
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
I'd say it is not autumnalis. The color of the abdomen is not a good character as it depends on the temperature during larval (or pupal) development. There are several other species that may occur in Israel: Musca albina, M. conducens, M. crassirostris etc.). There are 12 Musca species in Europe alone. Most of them could well occur is Israel, as well as several north african species.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 26-03-2008 23:20
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9356 Joined: 24.05.05 |
It isn't: M.sorbens M.albina - too dusted mesonotum M.crassirostris - has all grey abdomen M.confiscata - small black My vote for M.cf.domestica? Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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