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 Proper Way to Measure
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| Stephen |
Posted on 05-11-2006 12:59
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
What is the proper way to measure the length of a fly? I have been measuring from the front of the eyes to the rear wingtips. Thus I don't measure the antennae, nor any of the abdomen that sticks out from under the wings. Sometimes I wonder if it wouldn't be better to measure to the rear of the abdomen, but in many photos the abdomen is completely hidden by the wings. --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 05-11-2006 13:10
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7192 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Front of head (excluding antennae) to tip of abdomen (excluding wings) is the way that I would do it.
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 05-11-2006 20:15
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And almost everyone else, I imagine.
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| Stephen |
Posted on 05-11-2006 21:45
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Tony, Paul, Thanks for answering my question. I'll start measuring that way consistently, though on a dorsal view where the abdomen isn't visible I'll have to state that the measurement is to the rear of the wings.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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but don't see the image in the post.
