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| BubikolRamios |
Posted on 17-04-2012 13:24
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Member Location: Slovenia Posts: 1728 Joined: 14.06.09 |
Boy size estimated 7 mm, loc: Slovenia.
BubikolRamios attached the following image:  [79.15Kb] highly searchable nature photo galery --> http://agrozoo.ne....jsp?l2=en |
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| Auratus |
Posted on 17-04-2012 14:08
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Member Location: Edam - Netherlands Posts: 408 Joined: 24.05.10 |
This is Melanostoma scalare (female)
Greetings, Jan |
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| BubikolRamios |
Posted on 17-04-2012 16:31
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Member Location: Slovenia Posts: 1728 Joined: 14.06.09 |
Thanks. Can you tell what is the diff between scalare/mellium: http://agrozoo.ne...elanostoma Even looking at diptera info images I can't see any, but I'm no expert. highly searchable nature photo galery --> http://agrozoo.ne....jsp?l2=en |
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| Auratus |
Posted on 18-04-2012 12:29
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Member Location: Edam - Netherlands Posts: 408 Joined: 24.05.10 |
There are several differences, but the most obvious one in the pictures above is the dusting on the face. M. scalare has the face and the frons dusted, wheras the face and frons of M. mellinum are shiny. An other important difference is the shape of the spots on the abdomen, but those are a bit more variable. Edited by Auratus on 18-04-2012 12:30 Greetings, Jan |
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