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Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-11-2008 10:09

Hello!

A 5 mm fly from 5th November at the light (northwest Germany). Is it Eccoptomera? Possible to say more? Thanks in advance!

Edited by Juergen Peters on 26-11-2008 12:07

Posted by Andrzej on 26-11-2008 10:27

You should to shoot the hind femur in lateral view. It is Eccoptomera but at time nothing more ... What about the sex ?. The number of preapical britles on mid tibia is unknown.
How big are the genae ? and how about scutellum (haired ?).
Andrzej

Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-11-2008 10:59

Hello, Andrzej!

Andrzej wrote:
You should to shoot the hind femur in lateral view. It is Eccoptomera but at time nothing more ... What about the sex ?. The number of preapical britles on mid tibia is unknown.
How big are the genae ? and how about scutellum (haired ?).

Thanks a lot for your remarks, but I could only make two or three pics from this angle, then the fly was away :|. Here is a less compressed JPG (156 KB ), that's the best I could get. But I am afraid, that will not help much more...
http://www.foto-u...sp_5mm.jpg

Posted by Andrzej on 26-11-2008 11:09

Probably two preapicals on the mid tibia. The presence of its will narrow the species level :).
With all probability (ca 99,99%) E. pallescens.

Edited by Andrzej on 26-11-2008 11:37

Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-11-2008 12:05

Hello, Andrzej!

Andrzej wrote:
Probably two preapicals on the mid tibia. The presence of its will narrow the species level :).
With all probability (ca 99,99%) E. pallescens.

Thank you very much! I did not expect such a percentage... B)