Thread subject: Diptera.info :: little orange fly
Posted by shar on 21-05-2010 21:28
#1
Dear forum,
Does anyone know the name of this orange fly? Seen in the Netherlands, Delft.
Thnk.
gr.
Shar
Posted by Roger Thomason on 21-05-2010 21:43
#2
Psilidae
Psila fimetaria
Posted by Paul Beuk on 21-05-2010 21:48
#3
How can you tell it is not
merdaria?
Posted by Roger Thomason on 21-05-2010 22:21
#5
Merdaria has a dark spot where the arista joins the antennae. On this photo one side has no dark mark but the other does...maybe a photo artifact.
So if you are nit-picking...it could be either.
Regards Roger...The non-nitpicker
Edit; Tossed a coin...the side without the dark spot won....so
merdiaria :P
Edited by Roger Thomason on 21-05-2010 22:28
Posted by shar on 21-05-2010 22:24
#6
A second picture for further determination. The back of this fly is not orange.
Posted by cyprinoid on 21-05-2010 22:26
#7
Roger, like this:
http://www.flickr...6/sizes/o/ ?
Sorry for hijacking your thread shar! :|
Edited by cyprinoid on 21-05-2010 22:28
Posted by Roger Thomason on 21-05-2010 22:36
#8
Pass on that Hakon...I'm just involved in a little plagiarism here. You didn't think I knew all this stuff did you...:D. Andre is the expert B), but apparently he is otherwise engaged.
http://www.dipter...post_53694.
Roger the Fraud...finally outed. :S
Posted by cyprinoid on 21-05-2010 22:42
#9
:D
Posted by Roger Thomason on 21-05-2010 22:47
#10
Well at least I managed to dig out the thread from going into the profile of AVT from the photo in the Gallery...and now we know the difference. Not that it matters much to me as we don't get them here....:|
Roger the Digger or Rabbit B)