Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyiidae or Muscidae (again)?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 03-09-2006 21:59
#1
Hello!
Is it possible to tell whether these flies belong to one or the other family? The darker one on the first two pics was about 9 mm long, the gray one only 6-7 mm. Pics taken on August-31 in Ostwestfalen/Germany at a hedge. Thanks in advance!
Posted by Tony Irwin on 03-09-2006 22:22
#2
I think Anthomyiidae - the darker one is a male, the paler one a female.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-09-2006 01:20
#3
Hello, Tony!
Thanks!
Tony Irwin wrote:
I think Anthomyiidae - the darker one is a male, the paler one a female.
But not of the same species?!
Posted by Tony Irwin on 04-09-2006 02:27
#4
In this case, I would say not, although sometimes the males and females can look quite different.