Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Muscidae? (2), May 19, 2007
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 20-05-2007 10:05
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 Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3346 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Size was not recorded, approx. 3 to 4 mm.
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 20-05-2007 10:06
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3346 Joined: 17.10.05 |
The head.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 20-05-2007 12:10
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9553 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Anthomyiidae.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 20-05-2007 16:48
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Anthomyia monilis, a common species easily identified by the slightly darkened wings with a narrow base.
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 20-05-2007 16:50
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3346 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Many thanks Nikita and Jere. Anthomyidae to the species level, well it's something  . |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 20-05-2007 16:53
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Note that this is a male with a broad, female-like frons. Anthomyia species with a broad frons used to be in genus genus Chelisia Rondani 1856, which is now treated as a synonym of Anthomyia.
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 20-05-2007 20:39
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
So this is the famous Anthomyia monilis !  I suspected it could be this species because of the A1 vein not reaching the wing margin (an exception in Anthomyidae), the brown middle stripe on scutum and scutellum, and because this combination of setae on a male frons (i.e. crossed interfrontals + proclinate or) is not seen in Muscidae (if I'm not mistaken). But not knowing the beast I didn't dare to answer.  Thank you Black for have showing us it, and thanks to the ID'ers too.  Greetings. Stephane. |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 21-05-2007 07:45
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Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3346 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Thanks again Jere for additional info and Stephane (for even more additional info ). |
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