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 Sexual dimorphism of Gampsocera numerata
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| Lothar Schuh |
Posted on 14-10-2023 15:20
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Hello, I came across Chloropidae Gampsocera numerata. The male has large black patterns on their wings, female not. Are there other examples where wings of male/female heavily differ. There are papers showing the the veins differ slightly: e.g. https://bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2148-9-110 But are there other examples, where black patterns are present/absent in male/female wings. Regards Lothar |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 14-10-2023 15:41
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9847 Joined: 22.10.10 |
The most common fly you will see is Drosophila suzukii. The male has a black spot near the wingtip. The female wing is clear. This species is in the species group discussed in the paper you linked. I think only males of some Sphenometopa have wing spots. Many species have sexual dimorphism in pattern or intensity, for example most of genus Chrysops and one of the European Rivellia. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
