Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Anyone Have Any Thoughts on this Nice-Looking Muscid ?
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| Stephen |
Posted on 12-11-2006 14:20
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Is this fly in Muscidae? It is hard to get a good look at the arista, but they seem to be lightly haired?not dramatically plumose, but not bare, either. This is another fly that was feeding at the Sugar Maple sap. Length was 8.0 mm from the front of the eyes to the rear of the abdomen. Woodlands, West Virginia USA. While I was lying very still photographing this fly, I heard a loud rustling in the leaves and a buck (antlered white-tailed deer) came up behind me. He was very close and I snapped a few photos, but my camera was really set up for flash pictures of flies, and so the deer pictures aren't great. Still, it was fun to see him. We see a lot more does than bucks. Stephen attached the following image:  [98.65Kb] Edited by Stephen on 13-11-2006 11:21 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 12-11-2006 14:22
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Here is a second view, showing the "face."
Stephen attached the following image:  [94.83Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 12-11-2006 14:26
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Just for fun (hope this isn't too off-subject!) here is the buck that showed up while I was lying still and quiet photographing the fly.
Stephen attached the following image:  [109.04Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| pierred |
Posted on 12-11-2006 16:21
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1464 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Stephen, This is a -diptera- forum, my deer !! Pierre Duhem |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 12-11-2006 16:39
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I somehow failed to post the wing photo. Here it is.
Stephen attached the following image:  [88.46Kb] Edited by Stephen on 13-11-2006 11:22 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 13-11-2006 11:24
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Does anyone have any thoughts on this one? I didn't get much response on Sunday, possibly because I forgot to include the wing photo when I first posted it.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Andre Jas |
Posted on 13-11-2006 12:19
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 Member Location: Georgsdorf, Germany Posts: 485 Joined: 04.10.04 |
Hi Stephen, Maybe Helina sp (Muscidae)? Wait for the experts. Cheers. Andr? Jas |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 13-11-2006 18:17
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7293 Joined: 19.11.04 |
As far as I can tell, the anal vein goes all the way to the wing margin, so I'd say Anthomyiidae
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| Stephen |
Posted on 13-11-2006 21:43
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks, Tony. Anthomyiidae keeps sneaking up on me. It must be a larger family than I thought! I need to add this to my notes about the anal vein reaching the wing margin.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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