Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chloropidae? Suffolk, UK, July => female Meromyza?
Posted by Martin Cooper on 14-08-2014 09:39
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Photographed on bush near stream. Small yellow and red-brown fly. I think it may be a Chloropid. Is that right and is it possible to be more specific from these poor photos?
Regards,
Martin
Edited by Martin Cooper on 14-08-2014 12:20
Posted by Martin Cooper on 14-08-2014 09:40
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Posted by Martin Cooper on 14-08-2014 09:40
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Posted by Martin Cooper on 14-08-2014 09:40
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Posted by Tony Irwin on 14-08-2014 10:24
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Looks like a
Meromyza female
Posted by Martin Cooper on 14-08-2014 11:18
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Thanks Tony!
Posted by von Tschirnhaus on 18-08-2014 17:44
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Meromyza spec., female, Chloropidae: females cannot be identified with certainty; palpi not to be seen, form and colour unknown: The metallic sheen of the eyes is typical for a number of chloropid genera and disappears in dead pinned specimens, but not in alcohol. Chyromyidae poesess similar coloured eyes. "chlor" means green, "ops" means eye (ancient Greek), the family name is based on Meromyza species with such life eye colour.
Edited by von Tschirnhaus on 16-11-2022 17:58
Posted by Martin Cooper on 18-08-2014 23:43
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Thanks von Tschirnhaus. I didn't know about the meaning of the Chlor Opid name - very interesting!