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Phyllomya volvulus? (Phyllomya cf. volvulus)
neprisikiski	#1 Posted on 19-03-2011 12:54
Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 876 Joined: 23.02.09	can be Erikas


ChrisR	#2 Posted on 19-03-2011 13:01
Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04	I think there are more species than just volvulus down there so ... hard to say for sure Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.


neprisikiski	#3 Posted on 19-03-2011 13:31
Member Location: Lithuania Posts: 876 Joined: 23.02.09	indeed, more probably some Blondeliini Erikas


Zeegers	#4 Posted on 19-03-2011 17:13
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18534 Joined: 21.07.04	Admontia comes in mind (note the flattened front tarsus), in which case the yellow calyptra and wing base suggests A. maculisquama. Theo


Zeegers	#5 Posted on 20-03-2011 09:28
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18534 Joined: 21.07.04	I just noticed strong apical scutellar bristles, if I'm not mistaken, difficult to see. That would contradict Admontia. So need to rethink, maybe Phyllomyia was not so bad ? Theo


ChrisR	#6 Posted on 20-03-2011 09:43
Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04	Hmm, I haven't seen many Admontia but to me the shape just didn't look right (in my collection they are more normal-shaped and not like this) ... more Phyllomyia but lack of experience isn't a good reason for thinking so Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.


sd	#7 Posted on 09-06-2011 10:16
Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 892 Joined: 11.10.07	please keep linked photos available, especially when people have taken time to comment


Mucha Fero	#8 Posted on 09-06-2011 13:54
Member Location: Posts: 8177 Joined: 27.09.10	sd wrote: please keep linked photos available, especially when people have taken time to comment Please administrator to cancel the line. Thank you very much.