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 Anthomyiidae, Fanniidae or Muscidae? (12.03.19) --> cf. Egle sp. (Anthomyiidae)
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 15-03-2019 15:49
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13659 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, a 4-5 mm male that visited the light in our garden (northwest Germany) some nights ago. Two larger pictures: https://insektenf...tID=267166 https://insektenf...tID=267167 Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [90.29Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 15-03-2019 21:48 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 15-03-2019 15:49
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13659 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Pic #2
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [108.4Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 15-03-2019 15:50
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13659 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Pix #3
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 15-03-2019 15:50
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13659 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Pic #4
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [81.72Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 15-03-2019 18:31
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Difficult to get a good photo of the wing venation with these dark flies, so I am thinking that the hind tibia has lots of bristles, which suggests Anthomyiidae - generally fewer in Muscidae and Fanniidae.
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 15-03-2019 19:06
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13659 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Tony Irwin wrote: I am thinking that the hind tibia has lots of bristles, which suggests Anthomyiidae - generally fewer in Muscidae and Fanniidae. Thank you, Tony! That was my main suspicion, too. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 15-03-2019 20:40
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9845 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Probably Egle. They feed on Salix pollen. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 15-03-2019 21:47
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13659 Joined: 11.09.04 |
John Carr wrote: Probably Egle. They feed on Salix pollen. Thanks, John! I had taken photos of a small fly, which I tentatively identified as Egle sp., on Salix caprea flowers at the end of February, when we had nearly 19 °C here (but since two weeks the weather is rainy and stormy  ).
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [118.17Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 15-03-2019 21:49 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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but don't see the image in the post.
