Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Villa sp.

Posted by Ruth Ahlburg on 22-03-2008 16:37
#1

August 14,2007 in the garden at Drottningholm Palace , Stockholm, Sweden.
Is it possible do give the fly a more exact ID?

Greetings

Posted by David Gibbs on 23-03-2008 13:03
#2

with the exception of a few more distinctive species Villa require specimens to say more then Villa sp., ideally a series including both sexes and even then they can prove impossible to name with confidence. In denmark a dissected male will probably suffice but many species are moving north so caution needed.

Posted by Ruth Ahlburg on 23-03-2008 14:31
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I?m very happy for yor explanation of the difficulties in making species-ID.
It exemplifies problems with just visual identification from pictures.