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Muscina levida | British Muscid for ID
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Posted on 21-06-2018 22:03
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Surrey, Barnsthorns Wood, 21 July 2018

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Hello,

I think it's a male Muscina levida (or prolapsa, if the antennae are not completely black) (Muscidae).
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Thanks!
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Juergen Peters wrote:
Hello,

I think it's a male Muscina levida (or prolapsa, if the antennae are not completely black) (Muscidae).


I agree.
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Thanks!
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Juergen Peters wrote:
it's a male Muscina levida


I agree with the species: Muscina levida
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But the antennae do not seem to be completely black?
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you would see orange at the base of the first flagellomere.
The antennae are black.

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OK! =)
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