Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Anthomyiidae => Botanophila fugax
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| Ragne |
Posted on 06-09-2013 17:59
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Member Location: SWEDEN Posts: 122 Joined: 09.07.07 |
Hallo Forum I wonder if anyone can help me toget a name of this ? Location: West Sweden Date: 2013-august-24 Habitat: Garden in woodland Best regards Ragne Ragne attached the following image:  [56.54Kb] Edited by Ragne on 14-09-2013 19:00 |
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| javanerkelens |
Posted on 07-09-2013 21:30
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 Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07 |
Hmmm.....the color of this fly is faded, no clear view on the chaetotaxy of the legs, thorax and head........so very little to work with for a possible ID (with these photos there are to much possibilities, that we only can guess...) Try to prepare the genitals, maybe we can say more then... Johanna Edited by javanerkelens on 07-09-2013 21:30 |
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| Ragne |
Posted on 08-09-2013 15:52
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Member Location: SWEDEN Posts: 122 Joined: 09.07.07 |
Not so sharp, but
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| Michael Ackland |
Posted on 08-09-2013 16:38
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Member Location: Dorset UK Posts: 680 Joined: 23.02.08 |
Botanophila fugax Mg or hucketti Ring. |
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| javanerkelens |
Posted on 08-09-2013 21:02
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Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07 |
Well done! From what I can see, I vote for B. hucketti. (shape of surstyli with in the middle the pointed parts to the outside of the two lobes and the rounded shape of the phallus at the end) Do you have by change a photo of the 5th sternite ? Could make the differents….! Johanna Edited by javanerkelens on 08-09-2013 21:02 |
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| Michael Ackland |
Posted on 08-09-2013 21:36
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Member Location: Dorset UK Posts: 680 Joined: 23.02.08 |
Johanna is absolutely right, I was going to ask this myself. The cercal plate is very similar in both species, but the 5th sternite is better to separate them. Also the profile of the surstylus. |
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| Ragne |
Posted on 09-09-2013 10:49
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Member Location: SWEDEN Posts: 122 Joined: 09.07.07 |
This is what was left after gen prep
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| Michael Ackland |
Posted on 09-09-2013 16:03
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Member Location: Dorset UK Posts: 680 Joined: 23.02.08 |
It is B. fugax. Note the shining inner margins of the lateral lobes, quite characteristic of fugax. I would not have guessed it was fugax from the general photos of the fly. It does not look like that, and has a rather shining abdomen! This shows how deceptive the lighting can be in a photo. |
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| Ragne |
Posted on 10-09-2013 07:51
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Member Location: SWEDEN Posts: 122 Joined: 09.07.07 |
Thanks a lot! Michael and javanerkelens // Ragne |
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