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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 08-09-2007 12:07
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 Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
I need help to identify this fly. Found in Algarve, south of Portugal, September. About 10mm long. Thank you, Joaquim Gaspar Lisboa, Portugal Alvesgaspar attached the following image:  [128.91Kb] Edited by Alvesgaspar on 08-09-2007 12:09 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 08-09-2007 12:11
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9350 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Hi Joaquim. It is Stomorhina lunata, Calliphoridae Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 08-09-2007 12:14
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Thank you for the prompt reply, Nikita ! But is it an adult (because of position of wings)? Joaquim Gaspar |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 08-09-2007 17:25
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Joaquim It is an adult. This species usually sits with its wings crossed across its abdomen like this. Susan |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 08-09-2007 17:47
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Alvesgaspar wrote: Thank you for the prompt reply, Nikita ! But is it an adult (because of position of wings)? Every winged Dipteron is an adult. 
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 08-09-2007 18:54
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Thank you for the explanations, Susan and Paul. In my ignorance I thought that some morphological details (like the position of the wings) might change during the lifetime of the insects.  Joaquim |
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