Posted by victorengel on 15-03-2021 17:08
#1
Normally, I would expect to see halteres on a fly instead of a second pair of wings. But on this fly, it looks like a second set of wings. I don't think I got another view where halteres would be more apparent. If this is some other anatomical feature, what is it?
Posted by John Carr on 15-03-2021 18:17
#3
See wing figures on
Manual of Nearctic Diptera page 30. There is a flap called the alula near the base of the wing which in this case is folded.
Posted by victorengel on 15-03-2021 18:43
#4
John Carr wrote:
See wing figures on Manual of Nearctic Diptera page 30. There is a flap called the alula near the base of the wing which in this case is folded.
Ahh, thanks. By folded, I guess you mean folded relative to the rest of the wing.
