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 Lauxaniidae? Minettia sp.?
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| Karola |
Posted on 09-01-2023 14:44
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Member Location: Mülheim an der Ruhr Posts: 259 Joined: 11.02.14 |
Hello, this fly hat a size of about 5 mm. Best regards, Karola Germany, North Rhine Westphalia, Mülheim, May 20th, 2021 Karola attached the following image:  [36.22Kb] Edited by Karola on 15-01-2023 22:15 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 09-01-2023 21:29
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10229 Joined: 22.10.10 |
It looks like it has an intra-alar bristle and marked wings, but only three pairs of dorsocentrals. I don't know what to make of that combination. If it had four pairs of dorsocentrals it would be like Minettia inusta and pseudoinusta. |
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| Karola |
Posted on 13-01-2023 17:01
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Member Location: Mülheim an der Ruhr Posts: 259 Joined: 11.02.14 |
I cannot see marked wings, only dark veins. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 13-01-2023 17:12
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10229 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Karola wrote: I cannot see marked wings, only dark veins. The markings are very faint, stronger along the veins. In some species wing color develops gradually and young flies appear to have unmarked wings. |
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| Karola |
Posted on 13-01-2023 18:07
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Member Location: Mülheim an der Ruhr Posts: 259 Joined: 11.02.14 |
Thank you for the explanation. |
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