Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyiidae?
Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 22-04-2007 13:50
#1
Photographed yesterday at Leerdam, Netherlands. I found several of these flies sunning on tree trunks near the water. They were appr. 7-8 mm long. Arista were feathered. There seems to be a row of hairs on the lower part of the eyes.
I guess they are Anthomyiidae? Would it be possible to tell which genus?
Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 22-04-2007 13:51
#2
pic 2
Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 22-04-2007 13:52
#3
pic 3
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 22-04-2007 14:18
#4
I think it's Muscidae.
Why not Polietes domitor ?
Regards.
Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 22-04-2007 14:37
#5
Thanks, Stephane!
As a matter of fact I thought of
Polietes, because of the row of hairs on the eyes, bluish shine and broad abdomen, but it did not match the species I know (
lardarius and
meridionalis).
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 22-04-2007 14:49
#6
My answer has to be validated however...;)
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 22-04-2007 15:27
#7
Not too common fly, by the way...
My opinion is:
1. Stephane is too modest;)
2. N2 and N3 - good addition to Gallery. My test - to move a little bit grey scale, especialy in N2, to make more details visible.
Nikita
Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 22-04-2007 15:52
#8
Thank you for confirmation, Nikita.
It is the first genus with more than one species in the Netherlands I have completed :)
I will send the photos to the gallery. However, I do not have an application on my computer to adjust the colors, I think.