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Rather big Muscidae (?) (May-18, 2010) --> Fannia lustrator (Fanniidae)
Juergen Peters
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Hello!

This male from the forest border yesterday morning (at 9-11 °C, northwest Germany) resembled Fannia lustrator (Fanniidae) in colouration and habitus. But it was at least 9-10 mm large! What else could it be? Mydaea urbana? (Too slender?) There were several of them, all this size.

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Fannia lustrator.
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Hello, Stephane!

Stephane Lebrun wrote:
Fannia lustrator.


Strange! I have never seen such a big Fanniidae, thank you!

Today I saw this species again (at least I think it was the same). The males were at least 8 mm, a female (last pic) only 4-5 mm.

www.foto-upload.de/diptera/100520/cf_Fannia_lustrator_8mm_M1.jpg
www.foto-upload.de/diptera/100520/cf_Fannia_lustrator_8mm_M2.jpg
www.foto-upload.de/diptera/100520/cf_Fannia_lustrator_5mm_W.jpg
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Jürgen

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Fannia lustrator is a big Fannia (6 to 9 mm) !
Your additionnal pictures show the female of Fannia lustrator pic 1 & 2), the third picture another species of Fannia (a female too, with broader frons).
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Hello, Stephane!

Stephane Lebrun wrote:
Fannia lustrator is a big Fannia (6 to 9 mm) !
Your additionnal pictures show the female of Fannia lustrator pic 1 & 2), the third picture another species of Fannia (a female too, with broader frons).


Thanks! I had noticed, that the first animal of my second series had more separated eyes, but much less so than the female on the last picture. So I thought it was a male nevertheless.
Edited by Juergen Peters on 20-05-2010 22:40
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