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 Anthomyiid from Magellan Strait, Chile
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| Stephen |
Posted on 05-01-2019 12:40
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
These flies were on the ocean beach and walking on a dead crab. The date was 19 December 2018 and the place was Punta Arenas, Chile. The body of water was the Atlantic side of the Magellan Strait. Ephydridae, is that right? Is it possible to say more about the ID? Stephen attached the following image:  [99.78Kb] Edited by Stephen on 05-01-2019 16:20 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 05-01-2019 12:42
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
A second photo.
Stephen attached the following image:  [78.88Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| tristram |
Posted on 05-01-2019 13:02
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1329 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Might be a Fucellia sp (Anthomyiidae): https://diptera.i...to_id=5948 They can be common on beaches. |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 05-01-2019 13:30
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9229 Joined: 24.05.05 |
2 species of Fucellia are known here: maritima and calcoerata. Your female seems to be F. maritima Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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but don't see the image in the post.
