Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Drosophila repleta group (D. hydei?)

Posted by Jan Maca on 24-07-2019 16:55
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Not easy to decide. Dark rings at the bases of tibiae show D. buzzatii. This species should have pale "windows" on the ventrolateral parts of abdominal tergites, which is not seen in this pcture. Despite that I think this is D. buzzatii, only the second record from Britain. This species develops mainly in cacti.
Capturing of a male would be crucial to confirm or not this determination.