Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae
Posted by Smoggycb on 27-06-2008 09:42
#1
Apologies for the poor quality of the image - not quite up to Tony T's standard. Swept on 16th June from damp grassland near Rye in south-eastern England. Vegetation largely Phragmites and Juncus
Edited by Smoggycb on 27-06-2008 11:45
Posted by ChrisR on 27-06-2008 10:40
#2
Not sure if it helps but after a bit of PhotoShopping it looks like this:
Posted by Paul Beuk on 27-06-2008 10:46
#3
Ephydridae
Posted by Smoggycb on 27-06-2008 11:47
#4
Thanks Paul. And thanks for the photoshopping Chris, much better than my attempts. Can you suggest any literature for this family? It would be good to put a name to it as there are no ephydrids on our reserve list at the moment!
Posted by Tony Irwin on 27-06-2008 20:40
#5
It's a species of
Notiphila, but even with a restricted fauna like the British one, it's difficult to put a species name to a photo with certainty. It looks like a male, though, so if you still have the specimen, we can add a species to your list! Contact me with a pm if you want me to look at it.
Posted by Smoggycb on 28-06-2008 11:21
#6
Thanks Tony. I have two or three specimens which I assume are the same species, so I will send you one when they have dried. I will send you a pm when I get them out of my setting box.