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jorgemotalmeida
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Posted on 30-04-2007 18:15
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Hi

* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.04.29
* size - 4 mm (small fly)
* habitat - woodland (many ferns (some small trees..), Fagus spp., Pinus spp., Acacia sp., Urtica sp., and others)
* substrate - Near urtica and a small streamer


Ephydridae... which one?
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another view...
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head profile...strange face. awkward

I didn?t use glue. Grin The best way is silk thread to hang the flies in the stick. Grin ehe
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Parydra (Ephydridae).
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thanks, Jere. Wink It could be P. aquila? Grin
 
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Hi Jorge
Not Parydra aquila - that has very short head bristles. This looks very much like P. coarctata, but you may have other species in Portugal that are similar.
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