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 Unequal antennae
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| victorengel |
Posted on 29-06-2021 17:19
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Do you think this is antenna damage, or are the unequal antenna caused by something else? Biting midge, Austin, Texas, USA. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 29-06-2021 20:42
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7325 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Forcipomyia bipunctata (Ceratopogonidae). It appears to have a developmental problem. It's a female, and the right antenna is the normal size, but the left one is reduced for some reason. Males have much bushier antennae, so it's not a gynandromorph.
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| victorengel |
Posted on 29-06-2021 22:15
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Member Location: Posts: 95 Joined: 20.12.20 |
Yeah, that's what I suggested on FB, although I didn't know the iD of the fly. I suggested a male looks more like this, but I don't know if this is the same species or not.  ... also photographed at the same location but a different date.
Edited by victorengel on 29-06-2021 22:17 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 30-06-2021 09:37
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7325 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, that looks like a male bipunctata
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