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What family of fly?
Cor Zonneveld	#1 Posted on 31-01-2008 19:01
Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06	I saw this fly in Holland, at the bank of the river Meuse, early June last year. It's sitting at Buttercup, so it's rather small - well, at least not BIG; let's say somewhere between 5 and 7 mm. I hope there's enough to go on for a family guess - or better! Flower rich riverbank, close by oak forest on river dunes. Cor Zonneveld attached the following image: [88.73Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld


Stephane Lebrun	#2 Posted on 31-01-2008 19:39
Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07	I'd say a female Fannia. Frons is narrow -> F. fuscula ? Nikita ? Stephane.


Nikita Vikhrev	#3 Posted on 31-01-2008 20:38
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9526 Joined: 24.05.05	Sorry Stephane, I havn't this species I'll try to check Monday in Museum. Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Cor Zonneveld	#4 Posted on 05-02-2008 16:49
Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06	Hi Nikita, did you have an opportunity to look in the museum? Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld


Nikita Vikhrev	#5 Posted on 11-02-2008 15:22
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9526 Joined: 24.05.05	I'm sorry for delay, Cor, - damn influenza and damn non-tropical climat Fannia fuscula is a common species of first half of summer, but I started to learn Fanniidae only last summer and started with males. In august, when I males became rare I moved my attantion to females, but too late for F.fuscula females... Today I examined females of F.fuscula in Museum. Nothing to add to Stephane's ID... Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Cor Zonneveld	#6 Posted on 23-02-2008 10:06
Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06	Talking about delay...My response is not too quick either! Thanks very much for the effort Nikita! And Stephane too, of course! Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld