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 Parasite fly?
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| shar |
Posted on 17-05-2006 21:06
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Dear All, Is this a parasite fly? The photo is not of the best quality, but perhaps someone still can identify the fly? greetings, Shar shar attached the following image:  [121.42Kb] |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 17-05-2006 21:20
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This unfortunate fly belongs to the empidid genus Empis.
Kahis |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 17-05-2006 21:24
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9561 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Excuse me Kahis, but why Empis's R4+5 do not forked? Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 17-05-2006 21:25
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9561 Joined: 24.05.05 |
P.S. And why "unfortunate"?
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-05-2006 21:25
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
It is forked if you closely enough!
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| shar |
Posted on 17-05-2006 21:29
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Thank you Kahis. But why is this fly unfortunate? cheers, Shar |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 17-05-2006 21:30
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9561 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Thanks. Large branch is R4+5 fork, not R4+5 - R2+3 fork as I thought. Correct?
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 17-05-2006 21:52
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The fly is unfortunate because it has been killed by an Entomophthora fungus. The visible fork is the small R4+5, quite close to the wing tip, the fork between the larger veins is much more basal. Paul Beuk attached the following image:  [14.29Kb] Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| shar |
Posted on 17-05-2006 22:06
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Member Location: Posts: 197 Joined: 15.05.06 |
Very interesting, I did not even know that the fly was dead. |
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