Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Geomyza tripunctata?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 11-11-2008 00:13
#1
I think this fly belongs to the species Geomyza tripunctata but I read that G. nartshukae is very similar to G. tripunctata. Is it possible with these photos to tell which species is this?
location: Portugal
date: 09/11/2008
Edited by Rui Andrade on 11-11-2008 23:34
Posted by Jan Willem on 11-11-2008 00:17
#2
A female of
Geomyza tripunctata indeed. Dark specimens like this one have always proved to belong to
G. tripunctata.
G. nartshukae is much more reddish. The problem is that there are also very reddish specimens of
G. tripunctata.
To my opinion it is save to identify your specimen as
G. tripunctata (female).
Posted by Rui Andrade on 11-11-2008 00:23
#3
Thank you very much Jan;)
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-11-2008 15:42
#4
G. nartshukae is common as hell. :)
Posted by Jan Willem on 11-11-2008 21:36
#5
Be carefull Jorge,
G. tripunctata can be as reddish as
G. nartshukae in southern Europe. To be certain, you should study the genitalia.