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 A Fly with white eyes?
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| Chris |
Posted on 28-07-2017 22:00
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 150 Joined: 03.08.09 |
Saw this strange Fly with vivid white eyes today, 28th July 2017, at a sandy spot in a large garden, N Germany. Any IDea? Thanks! Chris Chris attached the following image:  [225.27Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 28-07-2017 22:13
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Metopia argyrocephala or close relative (Sarcophagidae)
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 29-07-2017 02:58
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13659 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, and the eyes are dark red! The white spots on the frons play a role in mating, only the males own them. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Chris |
Posted on 29-07-2017 07:22
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Member Location: Northern Germany Posts: 150 Joined: 03.08.09 |
Metopia argyrocephala - thanks, Tony and Jürgen. @ Jürgen: Yes of course it's not the eyes themselves that are white, but spots between the eyes. Looking now for more info on Metopia argyrocephala I read that it parasites different species of hole-digging Apidae and Sphecidae. Which fits perfectly, as I found it sitting in a sandy area with lots of Sphecidae & their holes around... Very interesting - thanks! Chris |
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but don't see the image in the post.
