Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscid fly? Polietes lardaria?

Posted by Jan HC Velterop on 04-06-2010 18:56
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It's certainly Polietes lardaria: the front spiracle is very darkhaired. In Polietes meridionalis the spiracle is clear yellow. In the field you can even observe different eye colour if both species are present, which can be helpful to detect whether both are present on that locality. Jan HC