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| Christophe Grangier |
Posted on 24-07-2010 08:50
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Member Location: Isere (France) Posts: 147 Joined: 30.08.05 |
Hello This tiny fly (about 3 mm) was sun bathing on a Centaurea paniculata along an edge row near a dry meadow. I think it coud be a Tephritidae, something like Chaetorellia or Orellia. I looked at the gallery but... And my photos are not so good.  Etang de Lemps, Optevoz (38 FR) 22/07/2010 Thank you for help Christophe |
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| Christophe Grangier |
Posted on 24-07-2010 08:51
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Member Location: Isere (France) Posts: 147 Joined: 30.08.05 |
dorsal view |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 24-07-2010 10:33
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Urophora jaceana (Hering)
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| Christophe Grangier |
Posted on 31-07-2010 11:04
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Member Location: Isere (France) Posts: 147 Joined: 30.08.05 |
Thank you Valery. With such a species name, may I suppose that it's dependent on genus Centaurea ? |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 31-07-2010 13:35
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Surely; larvae in flowerhead galls on Centaurea nigra and C. jacea. Additional comment: some Alpine and possibly other populations show intermediate morphological features beltween U. jaceana and U. affinis, either being of hybrid or intermediate origin, but their status is obscure. Edited by Nosferatumyia on 31-07-2010 13:49 Val |
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| Christophe Grangier |
Posted on 02-08-2010 09:32
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Member Location: Isere (France) Posts: 147 Joined: 30.08.05 |
Thank you so much for these precisions Valery  |
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but don't see the image in the post.