Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyia? (canaries) -> A. quinquemaculata

Posted by Michael Ackland on 01-01-2010 18:04
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In this particular case (Canary I.) Anthomyia species are: confusanea, quinquemaculata, tempestatum, xanthopus. Only the middle two are black and white patterned species. A. tempestatum has a different black spot over the wing base. Of course if procellaris should occur in the Canaries but not yet discovered, I could be wrong. In Europe both quinnquemaculata and procellaris (and others) occur. The females in EDurope (as this is) are differentiated by small characters not visible in a photo, the males have different genitalia, especially 5th sternite in profile.