Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown fly
Posted by Alvesgaspar on 08-09-2007 12:07
#1
I need help to identify this fly. Found in Algarve, south of Portugal, September. About 10mm long.
Thank you,
Joaquim Gaspar
Lisboa, Portugal
Edited by Alvesgaspar on 08-09-2007 12:09
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 08-09-2007 12:11
#2
Hi Joaquim.
It is
Stomorhina lunata, Calliphoridae
Posted by Alvesgaspar on 08-09-2007 12:14
#3
Thank you for the prompt reply, Nikita ! But is it an adult (because of position of wings)?
Joaquim Gaspar
Posted by Susan R Walter on 08-09-2007 17:25
#4
Joaquim
It is an adult. This species usually sits with its wings crossed across its abdomen like this.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 08-09-2007 17:47
#5
Alvesgaspar wrote:
Thank you for the prompt reply, Nikita ! But is it an adult (because of position of wings)?
Every winged Dipteron is an adult. ;)
Posted by Alvesgaspar on 08-09-2007 18:54
#6
Thank you for the explanations, Susan and Paul. In my ignorance I thought that some morphological details (like the position of the wings) might change during the lifetime of the insects. :o
Joaquim