Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Syrphidae or muscidae ?
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 24-10-2007 18:07
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 Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
I'm putting this thread in the Syrphidae section but I'm really not sure it is one. The abdomen and wings are like the hoverflies', by the thorax I would say it is a muscidae. Please help. Joaquim Gaspar Alvesgaspar attached the following image:  [128.98Kb] Edited by Alvesgaspar on 24-10-2007 18:08 |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 24-10-2007 18:25
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Calliphoridae (or Rhiniidae). Maybe Stomorhina lunata.
Edited by Rui Andrade on 24-10-2007 18:28 |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 24-10-2007 20:01
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Thanks, Rui, I think your guess of Stomorhina lunata is right. I didn't recognize it because I usually see the wings parallel to the body. Any other opinions? Joaquim Gaspar |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 26-10-2007 08:17
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19208 Joined: 21.07.04 |
No other options. Any time you think: IS it Muscidae/Calliphoridae or Syrphidae, I bet you have Stomorhina lunata (as long as you don't leave Europe) Theo |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 26-10-2007 08:53
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 573 Joined: 24.08.07 |
Thank you, Theo. It appears then then I'm not alone with this kind of confusion  |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 26-10-2007 10:32
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Alvesgaspar wrote: Thank you, Theo. It appears then then I'm not alone with this kind of confusion You're definitely not alone in this case. I guess everyone does the same when they find Stomorhina for the first time. I certainly did 
Kahis |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 26-10-2007 10:57
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19208 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Quod erat demonstrandum: I rest my case Theo |
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| guenille |
Posted on 26-10-2007 13:48
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 Member Location: France Posts: 714 Joined: 22.06.07 |
This is an ID Stomorhina lunata male so I think Joaquim's flies is the same that this one
guenille attached the following image:  [99.17Kb] Edited by guenille on 26-10-2007 13:50 |
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