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 Pretty fly on rabbit dung pellets, Chile. Anthomyiidae
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| Stephen |
Posted on 10-01-2019 11:52
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
This fly was visiting the small balls of rabbit dung. (Actually probably the dung of the introduced Euroepan Hare, which is now very common in Chile.) My first thought was Scathophagidae, but then saw it wasn't very bristly. The date was 17 December 2018, and the place was Punta Arenas, Chile. I didn't get a measurement, but the fly was small. Stephen attached the following image:  [150.84Kb] Edited by Stephen on 14-01-2019 11:26 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 10-01-2019 11:54
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
This one shows a ball of the dung of a rabbit/hare.
Stephen attached the following image:  [157.14Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 10-01-2019 21:10
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10442 Joined: 22.10.10 |
If it had spotted wings it could be in the Anthomyia punctipennis group, but the wings are clear. |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 11-01-2019 21:29
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks, John. I'll put Anthomyiidae in the title and see if attracts any additional thoughts.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 12-01-2019 18:35
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9460 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I agree with John.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 14-01-2019 11:25
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
It sounds like maybe the best caption for the photo is Anthomyia sp.? Thank-you John and Nikita.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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