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 a fly on snow
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| olavi |
Posted on 13-11-2012 12:26
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Member Location: Estonia, Tartu Posts: 32 Joined: 05.03.07 |
Could anyone help with ID please. Taken on snow in Estonia in October.
olavi attached the following image:  [145.21Kb] Edited by olavi on 13-11-2012 12:34 |
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 13-11-2012 13:31
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 Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
Phoridae and probably Triphleba admirabilis. Lukasz |
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| olavi |
Posted on 14-11-2012 19:16
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Member Location: Estonia, Tartu Posts: 32 Joined: 05.03.07 |
Thank you very much! Olavi |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 14-11-2012 22:44
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9571 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Olavi, this nice creature should be submited in Gallery. Lukasz, do you know any source about biology of this species? Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| olavi |
Posted on 15-11-2012 07:43
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Member Location: Estonia, Tartu Posts: 32 Joined: 05.03.07 |
By the way, I just got an e-mail from Dr. Henry Disney that this is a male of Triphleba flexipalpis Schmitz, 1927. Olavi |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 15-11-2012 09:58
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Submit it for the Gallery, please.
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 18-11-2012 16:19
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Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
My reply was just a guess. I'm not a Phorid expert like Mr. Disney. Nikita, I really know only that Triphleba spp. are winter active, recorded on snow. The fly looks very amazig. Regards, Lukasz |
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