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 Tephritidae: Orellia falcata?
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| PhilC |
Posted on 27-05-2015 22:23
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 Member Location: Essex, UK Posts: 52 Joined: 17.12.13 |
These pictures were taken by a friend on 26 May 2015 near Croydon in southern England. Using John Smit's key in De Nederlandse boorvliegen I have arrived at Orellia falcata. As the species is new to me and the pictures are not perfectly clear I would be grateful for confirmation or correction from somebody with a more experienced eye than mine. Best wishes, Phil PhilC attached the following image:  [90.64Kb] |
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| PhilC |
Posted on 27-05-2015 22:24
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Member Location: Essex, UK Posts: 52 Joined: 17.12.13 |
A slightly better view of the wing.
PhilC attached the following image:  [121.19Kb] |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 28-05-2015 05:47
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Looks either a very aberrant O. falcata or an aberrant O. scorzonerae; to my knowledge, O. sc. is not known in British Is. Ergo: O. falcata, but further observations would be interesting. Val |
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| PhilC |
Posted on 28-05-2015 17:11
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Member Location: Essex, UK Posts: 52 Joined: 17.12.13 |
Thank you, Valery. O. falcata is indeed the only Orellia in the current British list. I shall ask the photographer to look out for the fly if he visits the locality again but I am not sure how often he goes there. With thanks and best wishes, Phil |
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but don't see the image in the post.
