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Phaonia or Mydaea? --> Mydaea corni
Juergen Peters
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Hello!

Another fly from yesterday night at the light (Ostwestfalen/Germany). This Muscid was relatively large, about a third larger than the also present Phaonia subventas (most numerous fly here at the moment). It resembles P. subventa a little bit in general appeareance, but has no orange but lightgrey abdomen. Could it be Phaonia errans? Or possibly a Mydaea species? Thanks in advance!

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Third one.
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...was caught by a Zygiella x-notata then...
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I see no strong postero-dorsald on apical third of t3, so not Phaonia. I think it is Mydaea corni.
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I think it is Mydaea corni.

I think so.

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Hello, Stephane and Nikita!

Stephane Lebrun wrote:
I see no strong postero-dorsald on apical third of t3, so not Phaonia. I think it is Mydaea corni.


Thanks a lot! I had taken a look at M. corni in the gallery, but was not sure. The male(s) there had more clearly orange scutellums (but I didn't know if that is relevant).
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