Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bulldog Face
Posted by Stephen on 17-11-2006 12:35
#1
Ephydridae? My notes say that in Ephydridae the face often bulges forward.
I took this photo and only after taking it did I discover this fly was dead, sitting on a root of the Sugar Maple tree where, perhaps, it had been feeding.
Is that perhaps a moth fly up near where the wing meets the thorax?
Posted by Zeegers on 17-11-2006 12:50
#2
Hi Stephen,
I would say Pollenia (Calli-horidae),
given the golden hairs on thorax and head profile.
Standard Old world-knowledge disclaimer
Theo Zeegers
Posted by Kahis on 17-11-2006 12:53
#3
Pollenia
Posted by Tony Irwin on 17-11-2006 19:32
#4
The "moth fly" is actually the alula (the basal posterior lobe of the wing, excluding the calyptera) inclined up at an angle.
Posted by Stephen on 17-11-2006 19:38
#5
Theo, Kahis, Tony, Thanks for the help with this image!