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 not sure about this one: phoridae?
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 21-11-2006 17:08
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
HI * locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL * date - 8.11.2006 * size - 2 mm (small fly) * habitat - farm * substrate - leaf of orange fruit tree Phoridae fly? Not sure in this case. I just have once time to take this irrequiet fly.  Thank you! jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [111.61Kb] |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-11-2006 19:36
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I would think first of Sciaridae. I wonder if the eyes met?
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 21-11-2006 20:08
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I would go now for Sciaridae, but still in doubt. I thought in Simuliidae but the antennas are too big, and eyes too small. not sure about the eyes. I have just one photo. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 21-11-2006 23:32
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7236 Joined: 19.11.04 |
No doubt - it's a sciarid 
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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