Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Gymnopternus metallicus
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| crex |
Posted on 12-11-2006 09:49
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
This was found dead in midwest Sweden 2006-07-03. I shouldn't have placed it on a white background. The contrast got too high and the fly was small ... Well, if anything can be said - shoot  Edit: Subject changed (Dolichopodidae sp?) crex attached the following image:  [84.92Kb] Edited by crex on 12-11-2006 10:41 |
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| crex |
Posted on 12-11-2006 09:50
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Another view ...
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| crex |
Posted on 12-11-2006 09:50
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
A third view ...
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| Kahis |
Posted on 12-11-2006 10:21
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
It's a female Gymnopternus metallicus (Dolichopodidae)
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| crex |
Posted on 12-11-2006 10:29
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Kahis wrote: It's a female Gymnopternus metallicus (Dolichopodidae) Wow, you could even put a name to it. Impressive. Thanx Jere! |
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| Igor Grichanov |
Posted on 12-11-2006 11:11
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 Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 1773 Joined: 17.08.06 |
Hi! Jere, you are very spirited in ID this female. I would say 75% for metallicus. Sweden has several more close species. Best wishes, Igor. |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 12-11-2006 12:27
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Hmm. You are right, I should have compared with reference specimens. I don't think it has the costal bulge typical for G. celer and brevicorne. That leaves aerosus and metallicus (plus many species unlikely to be found in middle Sweden). It could be an unusually pale aerosus - this species usually has clearly darkened dorsal surfaces of fore and hind tibiae, but I've seen as few specimen (among thousands) with all-yellow legs. Kahis |
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| crex |
Posted on 12-11-2006 12:51
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Thank you both for the attention. I just thought I should mention what I meant by midwest Sweden. It's not really halfway up, but actually W of lake V?nern (province Dalsland, and eastern part of Dalsland in ?nimskog parish). |
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