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 bad quality fly -> Lonchoptera
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 29-11-2010 08:42
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Hello, is despite of the very unfocused picture - I don't have a better one - a family identification possible? The 3-4mm fly is from april from western Portugal from a forest. Thanks, Michael Michael Becker attached the following image:  [11.85Kb] Edited by Michael Becker on 29-11-2010 09:19 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 29-11-2010 08:46
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5248 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Lonchoptera sp |
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 29-11-2010 09:18
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Thank you. Nice to know the genus. Michael |
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| Mark-uk |
Posted on 29-11-2010 16:16
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 Member Location: UK - Hampshire Posts: 791 Joined: 01.02.10 |
Hi Michael Lonchoptera sp is about the best you will get from this photo. It has a L. lutea "look and feel" to it, and there is a good chance statistically it is, but that is no way to identify insect. I think this may be a male? but cant quiet be sure. I can eliminate some species from this photo (meijerei, nitidifrons, scutellata, tristis etc) But L. bifurcata is also a possible? Did you net this one (or other Lonchoptera) from Portugal? Mark |
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 30-11-2010 11:41
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Hello Mark, thank you too for the answer. I know that the photo is very poor, and I didn't even expect to get the genus. I didn't collect flies in Portugal. Michael |
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but don't see the image in the post.
