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| Yoda |
Posted on 14-05-2007 20:10
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Member Location: Posts: 12 Joined: 11.05.07 |
I hope you guys can help with ID'ing these two flies. They both seem to be Muscidae, but i'm not sure which ones. Both were found in Denmark. Fly 1: (photos by Anni Lene Nielsen)   Fly 2: (photos by Ole Jensen)  Fly 1 bears a resemblance to Coenosia tigrina and fly 2 to Stomoxys calcitrans but not enough for me to be convinced. |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 14-05-2007 20:17
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9282 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Hi Yoda, I'd say that Fly 1 Anthomyiidae Fly 2 Coenosia Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Yoda |
Posted on 14-05-2007 20:46
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Thanks Nikita. I'm curious why you say Anthomyiidae for Fly 1? I thought vein 4 in the wing was too curved for an Anthomyiidae, but right for a Muscidae? I'm still new to fly ID though :-). |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 14-05-2007 21:03
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9282 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Why Anthomyiidae? Rather by "jizz". Compare, for example, with http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=1234 Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Yoda |
Posted on 14-05-2007 21:40
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Upon closer inspection of the photos (thanks for the link) I think you are right. Fly 1 does not exhibit the curvature i thought at first. Thanks again Nikita. |
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