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fantastic head! of muscidae??
jorgemotalmeida
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Posted on 04-12-2006 20:51
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HI


* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 04.12.2006
* size - 6 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - open land
* substrate - above wall


Taken at 4:1 magnification. Muscidae fly?

"on your knees! prey!" yes, this fly is alive!!! the fly was gone away after I took the other photo. Sad

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see it bigger here:
http://www.flickr...955&size=l

hope you like...
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 04-12-2006 23:12
 
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and the wing...
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Yes,
it's a Muscid


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Zeegers wrote:
Yes,
it's a Muscid


Theo Zeegers


Which muscid have nebulous veins?...
 
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Several Phaonia species have darkened cross-veins
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