Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Large Muscid (?)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 10-08-2006 00:06
#1
Hello!
These very big (15-20 mm) flies (80% males, 20% females) can be found at tree trunks on darker places in the forest or at night in our garden now (Ostwestfalen, Germany). Is this a
Phaonia species (I thought of
P. variegata)? Thanks!
Posted by Susan R Walter on 10-08-2006 07:05
#2
Jurgen
Hairy eyes, so not
Phaonia or Muscina. My thought is Mydaea, or perhaps Polietes? Not Graphomyia because 4th vein does not bend up sharply?
This is all guess work on my part, and from memory, so do wait for someone with some real knowledge.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 10-08-2006 10:02
#3
I'd say
Phaonia errans male. (Hairy eyes are OK in
Phaonia.)
Posted by Susan R Walter on 10-08-2006 12:20
#4
Tony
Thanks for the note re eyes. It's always worth making a mistake on the forum if the feedback is informative. It all helps with the learning process.:)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 10-08-2006 19:29
#5
Hello, Susan and Tony!
Tony Irwin wrote:
I'd say Phaonia errans male. (Hairy eyes are OK in Phaonia.)
Many thanks!