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 ID: Tephritidae ?
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| fer |
Posted on 18-04-2007 09:46
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Member Location: Spain Posts: 3 Joined: 18.04.07 |
Hi, This Tephritidae (??) visited my house yesterday. Can anyone ID this fly? Location: Alicante (SPAIN) Size: < 10 mm Date: 17-april-07 Thanks in advance And sorry for the bad quality pictures    |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 18-04-2007 10:13
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 Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Hi This magnificent fly is Aciura coryli. The larvae live in flowers of Phlomis and Ballota, quite unusual for Tephritids. John |
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| fer |
Posted on 18-04-2007 10:42
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Member Location: Spain Posts: 3 Joined: 18.04.07 |
Thanks a lot, John !! I've been searching for similar flies pics. And I found this: http://www.dipter...ad_id=5520, Maybe it's the same species? Edited by fer on 18-04-2007 10:42 |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 18-04-2007 11:46
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Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Indeed it's the same, and as you can see it is ovipositing, so if anyone can give an ID on the plant... John |
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| fer |
Posted on 18-04-2007 11:56
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Member Location: Spain Posts: 3 Joined: 18.04.07 |
John Smit wrote: Indeed it's the same, and as you can see it is ovipositing, so if anyone can give an ID on the plant... John The plant is Rosmarinus sp (Labiatae, like Phlomis an Ballota  )Surprise !! The flies are emerging from Salvia officinalis (Labiatae ), inside my house !Five minutos ago:  Thank you very much, John Edited by fer on 18-04-2007 11:58 |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 18-04-2007 14:18
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Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Ah! thanks for the plant ID's! The species is quite rare as an adult, though it seems to cocur in the entire mediterrannean region, but there are not that many rearing records! Is it possible to recieve one of your fotographs as a piece of evidence? preferably this last one, you can send it to smitj@naturalis.nl. The preferences may be the same used here, it's not for publication. Thanks in advance. John |
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