Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which Muscidae?
Posted by Yoda on 14-05-2007 20:10
#1
I hope you guys can help with ID'ing these two flies. They both seem to be Muscidae, but i'm not sure which ones. Both were found in Denmark.
Fly 1: (photos by Anni Lene Nielsen)
Fly 2: (photos by Ole Jensen)
Fly 1 bears a resemblance to Coenosia tigrina and fly 2 to Stomoxys calcitrans but not enough for me to be convinced.
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 14-05-2007 20:17
#2
Hi Yoda, I'd say that
Fly 1 Anthomyiidae
Fly 2 Coenosia
Nikita
Posted by Yoda on 14-05-2007 20:46
#3
Thanks Nikita. I'm curious why you say Anthomyiidae for Fly 1? I thought vein 4 in the wing was too curved for an Anthomyiidae, but right for a Muscidae? I'm still new to fly ID though :-).
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 14-05-2007 21:03
#4
Why Anthomyiidae? Rather by "jizz". Compare, for example, with
http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=1234
Nikita
Posted by Yoda on 14-05-2007 21:40
#5
Upon closer inspection of the photos (thanks for the link) I think you are right. Fly 1 does not exhibit the curvature i thought at first. Thanks again Nikita.