Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Nemorilla maculosa?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-10-2019 02:18
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Hi,
I think this is Nemorilla maculosa. Is it possible to confirm?
location: Seia (Portugal)
date: 08/10/2019
Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-10-2019 02:19
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-10-2019 02:19
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-10-2019 02:19
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Posted by Zeegers on 24-10-2019 17:41
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Nemorilla is fine, but looks more like female N. floralis to me.
Females of both species are very similar.
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-10-2019 18:13
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Thanks Theo. I considered this to be N. maculosa because the pedicel is partially yellowish. Fortunately I also collected a male in the same spot, which I just photographed (see photos below). The postocellar setae are not hook-like, so it should be N. maculosa. Do you agree?
Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-10-2019 18:14
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-10-2019 18:14
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Posted by Rui Andrade on 24-10-2019 18:16
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Interestingly the male's palpi are black while the female's are yellow. But I read that it is variable.
Posted by Zeegers on 25-10-2019 17:04
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Rui,
I checked my collectio:
You are right.
The male is maculosa, as is the female.
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 25-10-2019 23:36
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Thank you very much for the confirmation Theo!