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| Stephen |
Posted on 17-11-2006 11:35
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Ephydridae? My notes say that in Ephydridae the face often bulges forward. I took this photo and only after taking it did I discover this fly was dead, sitting on a root of the Sugar Maple tree where, perhaps, it had been feeding. Is that perhaps a moth fly up near where the wing meets the thorax? Stephen attached the following image:  [92.78Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 17-11-2006 11:50
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19267 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Stephen, I would say Pollenia (Calli-horidae), given the golden hairs on thorax and head profile. Standard Old world-knowledge disclaimer Theo Zeegers |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 17-11-2006 11:53
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Pollenia
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 17-11-2006 18:32
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The "moth fly" is actually the alula (the basal posterior lobe of the wing, excluding the calyptera) inclined up at an angle.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 17-11-2006 18:38
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Theo, Kahis, Tony, Thanks for the help with this image!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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