Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscidae?

Posted by Josef Buecker on 31-03-2008 18:47
#1

Hello Forum,

here a fly from the alder marshlands in Hagen (NRW, D), 175 m above sea level. The picture was taken on March 30th 2008. The fly sat on a metall fence that is around the marshland area.

I have no real idea, which fly it might be! Is there anybody who can help?

Best regards

Josef

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 31-03-2008 19:06
#2

By the general "jizz" I'd say Phaonia subventa, Muscidae.

Posted by Josef Buecker on 01-04-2008 12:22
#3

What do you mean by "jizz"? That sounds rather "vulgar" to me.

and: Thank you for the ID!

Josef

Posted by crex on 01-04-2008 12:33
#4

Jizz! B)

Posted by phil withers on 01-04-2008 12:37
#5

"Jizz" is the indefinable cumulation of small clues which give an animal (or thing) its identity: it is used all the time to identify a fly in the field when it shows itself for three seconds and flies off over a tree...

Posted by Josef Buecker on 01-04-2008 12:57
#6

So I am satisfied. I was rather exicited, because I looked for translation here.

http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/jizz.html

Thank you crex and phil

and Sorry: Stephane