Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae fly
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-04-2007 18:15
#1
Hi
* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.04.29
* size - 4 mm (small fly)
* habitat - woodland (many ferns (some small trees..), Fagus spp., Pinus spp., Acacia sp., Urtica sp., and others)
* substrate - Near urtica and a small streamer
Ephydridae... which one?
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-04-2007 18:15
#2
another view...
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-04-2007 18:19
#3
head profile...strange face. :S
I didn?t use glue. :D The best way is silk thread to hang the flies in the stick. :D ehe
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 30-04-2007 18:21
Posted by Kahis on 30-04-2007 18:31
#4
Parydra (Ephydridae).
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-04-2007 18:34
#5
thanks, Jere. ;) It could be P. aquila? :D
Posted by Tony Irwin on 30-04-2007 19:38
#6
Hi Jorge
Not
Parydra aquila - that has very short head bristles. This looks very much like
P. coarctata, but you may have other species in Portugal that are similar.