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Spilogona marginifera from Holland
Cor Zonneveld	#1 Posted on 22-08-2011 20:45
Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 830 Joined: 14.10.06	The fly on these photos was tentatively identified as Spilogona spec. Can the ID be narrowed down to species level? Medium size, I guess (but I'm bad at it!) some 7 - 8 mm. Habitat rather special, inland sand-drift (large stretches of open sand without much vegetation) with a.o. European beachgrass. Photos from last weekend. Cor Zonneveld attached the following image: [162.74Kb] Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 18-08-2012 19:50 Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld


Cor Zonneveld	#2 Posted on 22-08-2011 20:47
Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 830 Joined: 14.10.06	female Cor Zonneveld attached the following image: [116.15Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld


Cor Zonneveld	#3 Posted on 22-08-2011 20:48
Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 830 Joined: 14.10.06	and dorsal view Cor Zonneveld attached the following image: [133.27Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld


Stephane Lebrun	#4 Posted on 23-08-2011 11:39
Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 5384 Joined: 03.03.07	Fantastic one, however I have no idea of what it is. It is almost for sure in the Limnophorini tribe, Spilogona or Limnophora (not Neolimnophora nor Villeneuvia though). The broad parafacialiae reminds me of Spilogona marginifera, but it doesn't seem to be this species. I don't know if you collect flies, but this one would be interesting ! Stephane.


Cor Zonneveld	#5 Posted on 23-08-2011 19:37
Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 830 Joined: 14.10.06	Alas, no collected specimens...(Jorge knows) However, Joke van Erkelens lives close to the area and she promised she will try to collect some ASAP... Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld


Cor Zonneveld	#6 Posted on 18-08-2012 14:29
Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 830 Joined: 14.10.06	Almost a year later, I went to collect this fly. We (I went with Joke van Erkelens) saw only very few and managed to capture only one male. Joke identified it as, indeed, Spilogona marginifera conform Stephane's hunch. I add a photo made by Joke to show the diagnostic features on the head. Cor Zonneveld attached the following image: [50.88Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld


Stephane Lebrun	#7 Posted on 18-08-2012 19:45
Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 5384 Joined: 03.03.07	Thank you Cor and Joke for the feedback and confirmation ! This is an a very peculiar and nice Muscidae. Stephane.


Cor Zonneveld	#8 Posted on 18-08-2012 19:51
Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 830 Joined: 14.10.06	oh, by the way, the species is new to the Netherlands... Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld


jorgemotalmeida	#9 Posted on 18-08-2012 21:03
Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 8817 Joined: 05.06.06	Stéphane, check your email, please.