Posted by John Carr on 22-10-2018 14:24
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Iain MacGowan wrote:
Hi Nikita
In Lonchaeidae hairy eyes are most commonly found in species which fly early in the spring or are montane or boreal so I guess the advantage is in providing some thermal protection
Iain
In Chironomidae, Drosophilidae, and Tachinidae I have not noticed a correlation between temperature and eye hair.