Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscidae -> Graphomya sp. Male

Posted by Ray Perry on 04-11-2017 04:07
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estimate 6-8mm long
nectaring on yarrow (Achillea millefolium) flowers in my garden.
14.45pm, 28th Aug. 2017. Flensburg, Germany.

Thanks in advance

Edited by Ray Perry on 10-09-2021 03:31

Posted by Ray Perry on 04-11-2017 04:07
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Edited by Ray Perry on 04-11-2017 04:15

Posted by Ray Perry on 04-11-2017 04:19
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Posted by Ray Perry on 04-11-2017 04:22
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Posted by Zeegers on 04-11-2017 08:42
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also Graphomyia, a male,this time

Theo

Posted by Ray Perry on 04-11-2017 09:30
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Thank You for both IDs Theo,
Why is there such a difference in the colour of of their abdomens. Is it that male's are always brown and female's blueish-grey?

Ray