Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Yellow, small and painted-winged

Posted by Isidro on 26-08-2007 16:55
#1

What kind of fly can be it? It's a tephritid?

Date: Yesterday in the morning
Place: Juslibol, Zaragoza, Spain
Climate: Continental Mediterranean
Highland: 200 meters
Habitat: Just between river forest (dominated above all by Populus alba) and artificial priarie with cutted grass and some young Populus alba also. Near to the steppe.
Size: About 2-3 mm long.

aycu08.webshots.com/image/22687/2005897070042045963_rs.jpg
aycu08.webshots.com/image/22687/2005882919473070742_rs.jpg

Thanks ;)

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 26-08-2007 17:03
#2

Tephritidae. :)

Posted by Isidro on 26-08-2007 18:39
#3

Yes but... which one? ;)

Thanks

Posted by Isidro on 27-08-2007 08:06
#4

No more opinions? :(

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 27-08-2007 13:05
#5

Myopites? (in Seguy, Faune de France, 28, Pl. VI). Fauna Europaea quotes only M. inulaedyssentericae and M. lelea for Spanish mainland, I don't know what they look like...
P.S. I've found similar images by eguzki in http://www.dipter...post_34648

Edited by Dmitry Gavryushin on 27-08-2007 13:34

Posted by blowave on 27-08-2007 13:44
#6

Try Trypeta zoe. I have one which looks like this, but my pic is much smaller! I found this while on one of my many searches some time ago and have given mine that name unofficially.


http://www.gwydir...tratae.htm

Edited by blowave on 27-08-2007 13:55

Posted by John Smit on 27-08-2007 13:55
#7

It's indeed a Myopites, but neither M. inulaedyssentericae, nor lelae.
Unfortunately this genus is a taxonomical disaster (to say the least).
For what it's worth, the wingvenation as well as the wingpattern indicate M. eximia. But only the examination of the types can reveal which name fits to which species...

John

Posted by Isidro on 27-08-2007 19:34
#8

Thanks everybody!:D
I don't found pictures of any of thye species mentioned, but the answer of John Smit is enough.

Regards ;)

Posted by blowave on 27-08-2007 19:51
#9

Isidro, the pic of Trypeta zoe is on the link I provided, just scroll down to the pic.