Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phoridae - Dohrniphora cornuta
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 23-08-2009 20:22
#1
is this another dreaded Megaselia sp. ?
about 4 mm size. Spotted at 1 am in Viseu.
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 24-08-2009 13:15
Posted by Paul Beuk on 24-08-2009 08:05
#2
Probably, yes, and there is nothing weird about the antennae. Have a better look at your phorids and you will see this a is quite common type of antennae in the Phoridae.
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 24-08-2009 09:16
#3
:) thanks! Yes, but it is rare to photograph them. This is the third phorid I photograph but the first time I had a very close to it.
Posted by proctoss on 24-08-2009 13:11
#4
Dohrniphora cornuta (Bigot)
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 24-08-2009 13:15
#5
great! Species level!
What are the distinctive features for this species? :)
Thanks, proctoss.
Posted by bbrown on 26-08-2009 22:38
#6
male, Dohriphora cornuta. Probably the only Dohrniphora in Portugal.