Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Euleia heraclei (Tephritidae)

Posted by Rui Andrade on 30-08-2007 18:40
#1

I believe this fly is a Tephritid. Which one?
Thank you

location: Barcelos, Portugal
date: 2007/08/30

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Edited by Rui Andrade on 12-11-2007 18:52

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-08-2007 18:41
#2

Euleia heraclei of summer?? :S or something similar. :)


it is Tephritidae, by sure!

John Smit will say more!

espero que tenhas apanhado uma destas para mim. :P


Posted by Rui Andrade on 30-08-2007 18:50
#3

Thank you Jorge:)

Est? algures no meu quarto, ? solta:D!

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-08-2007 18:54
#4

Rui Andrade wrote:
Thank you Jorge:)

Est? algures no meu quarto, ? solta:D!


:) I know you will do what I ask! :P Lucky you!! Indoors!! :|
Do you have a tree indoors? :P lol

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-08-2007 18:55
#5

I forgot to say! this is a female. We can see the oviscape. :D

Posted by Rui Andrade on 30-08-2007 19:07
#6

:) I know you will do what I ask! :P Lucky you!! Indoors!! :|
Do you have a tree indoors? :P lol


The fly escaped from me when I was trying to photograph it, but I already caught it.
The fly is dying but I can send it to you (if it arrives dead will it serve your purpose?).

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-08-2007 19:31
#7

yep. Thank you. I have the winter species. It would be nice to compare both!

Posted by John Smit on 31-08-2007 09:54
#8

Hi Jorge,

Apart from the colouration of the body and of the wingpattern, there is no difference between both forms. And you can actually also find the dark form in summer.

John

Posted by Rui Andrade on 31-08-2007 14:11
#9

I'm not understanding very well. There is a winter form and a summer form, of the same species or different species? And how to differentiate both forms?

Posted by John Smit on 02-09-2007 13:25
#10

Hi Rui,

It's quite simple, there is one species (Euleia heraclei) that is normally black of bodycolour, and a quite dark wingpattern. But in summer you'll often find the same species but looking like this photo above. It's the same species, but one specimen can be yellow-brown, while the other can be black.
It's the same you have with several bumblebee mimics within the syrphids, Merodon equestris for instance has something like seven different colourpatters among the bodyhairs, same species only looking different, e.g. colourforms.

John

Posted by Rui Andrade on 02-09-2007 23:35
#11

Thank you for the explanation, John:).