Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psychodidae: Philosepedon, Suffolk, Feb 2016

Posted by Martin Cooper on 12-02-2016 17:33
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I found this Moth Fly climbing in some moss on a garden wall here in Ipswich, Suffolk on 7 Feb 2016. I think it is a male Philosepedon humeralis and seek expert confirmation of this ID. I have several photos of the fly. Firstly, when it was alive...

Posted by Martin Cooper on 12-02-2016 17:34
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a close-up of the wing

Posted by Martin Cooper on 12-02-2016 17:34
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... and the face with part of the antennae

Posted by Martin Cooper on 12-02-2016 17:37
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now the genitalia. I saw that two retinacula per cercapod but unfortunately they were detached in the process of arranging the genitalia to be photographed. This composite shows 2 of them, all I could find afterwards.

Posted by Martin Cooper on 12-02-2016 17:38
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And finally here is another view of the genitalia...

Edited by Martin Cooper on 12-02-2016 17:41

Posted by Gunnar M Kvifte on 12-02-2016 18:28
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Very nice series of photos! Philosepedon in the humeralis group is definitely correct; the gonostyli do, however, look longer and more curved than in typical humeralis. I can't pinpoint any definitive ID, so "humeralis group" is unfortunately probably as close as you get... The group badly needs to be revised!

Posted by Martin Cooper on 12-02-2016 18:30
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Thanks Gunnar