Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scuttle Fly...Phoridae
Posted by Roger Thomason on 27-08-2009 21:49
#1
Is this little one ID'able. Size, about 3-4 mm.
Posted by Roger Thomason on 27-08-2009 21:49
#2
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Posted by Tony Irwin on 28-08-2009 00:08
#3
That very bristled abdomen reminds me of
Megaselia rufipes. I don't think that any other common British phorids have it.
Posted by bbrown on 29-08-2009 01:35
#4
Agreed, M. rufipes
Posted by Roger Thomason on 29-08-2009 21:09
#5
Thanks Tony for the initial ID, and Brian for confirming. There are no Phoridae on the Shetland Checklist, so another unrecorded one to add to the list. :).
Regards Roger