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 Large Muscid (?)
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-08-2006 00:06
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14126 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! These very big (15-20 mm) flies (80% males, 20% females) can be found at tree trunks on darker places in the forest or at night in our garden now (Ostwestfalen, Germany). Is this a Phaonia species (I thought of P. variegata)? Thanks!  
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 10-08-2006 07:05
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Jurgen Hairy eyes, so not Phaonia or Muscina. My thought is Mydaea, or perhaps Polietes? Not Graphomyia because 4th vein does not bend up sharply? This is all guess work on my part, and from memory, so do wait for someone with some real knowledge. Susan |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 10-08-2006 10:02
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7286 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'd say Phaonia errans male. (Hairy eyes are OK in Phaonia.)
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 10-08-2006 12:20
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Tony Thanks for the note re eyes. It's always worth making a mistake on the forum if the feedback is informative. It all helps with the learning process.  Susan |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 10-08-2006 19:29
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14126 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Susan and Tony! Tony Irwin wrote: I'd say Phaonia errans male. (Hairy eyes are OK in Phaonia.) Many thanks! Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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