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 fly abdomen?
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| elck |
Posted on 20-06-2005 14:08
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
  These two flies look much alike to me except for the abdomen(?) Can anyone tell me what I see? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 20-06-2005 15:14
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19293 Joined: 21.07.04 |
yes Your are looking at a Psilid in the genus Loxocera, easily recognized by the very long third antennal segment. In the first picture, you see the long ovipositor of the female. They use it to deposit eggs in plants, since the larvae are phytophagous. In the second picture, you have either a male or a female with retracted ovipositor. That I cannot tell. Theo Zeegers |
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| Andre |
Posted on 20-06-2005 22:47
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Btw: far most common species is Loxocera albiseta. This specimen looks very much like this species. Where is the photo taken? |
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| elck |
Posted on 21-06-2005 09:20
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Member Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 120 Joined: 21.03.05 |
'het kralingse bos', citypark rotterdam netherlands. thanks for both your replies! |
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