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 Eginia ocypterata (Muscidae)?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 01-06-2020 00:30
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Yersterday evening I encountered a very interesting elongate fly that I could not assign to a family at first (tachinidish look, muscidish wing venation). After a lot of search I found a good match, namely Eginia ocypterata, a strange Muscid and a seemingly rather rarely met fly. I suppose it is a male. I wished the pictures were of better quality, but it was already getting dark and the fly rested deep in the grass. Nevertheless, I hope my ID can be confirmed! The locality was southwestern Germany, 20 km west of Stuttgart, a quite dry meadow with oaks and pines. Thanks for help, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [268.37Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 01-06-2020 00:30
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
More pics.
Sundew attached the following image:  [215.49Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 01-06-2020 00:31
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
some details.
Sundew attached the following image:  [279.54Kb] |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 01-06-2020 10:03
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9357 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I agree with male E. ocypterata. Your observation also fits phenology: mid June in European Russia = end of May in W Europe.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 01-06-2020 17:23
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Many thanks, Nikita - this is really a great fly! |
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