Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Muscidae (M) - Musca autumnalis
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 24-08-2021 09:06
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 Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Musca domestica (M) or Graphomya Sp.? This fly looks very similar to Musca domestica but I wonder if it could be something different because it was busily feeding on nectar - new Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) blossoms in very diverse, mixed, grassland, 10m from a well wooded stream. Size:- +/- 6-8mm 21st Aug. 2021, Flensburg, N.Germany:- 54.753966, 9.420891 Many Thanks in advance. Ray Ray Perry attached the following image:  [183.5Kb] Edited by Ray Perry on 14-11-2021 21:57 |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 24-08-2021 09:08
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 24-08-2021 09:10
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 24-08-2021 09:12
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 24-08-2021 10:29
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14425 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hi, looks like Musca autumnalis to me. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 24-08-2021 15:55
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Hello Jürgen, I did consider Musca autumnalis but none of the male examples I looked at, both in the gallery and forum, had prominent black and white thorax banding like mine. Female examples were well banded but not males. Thorax bristles on mine also seem longer than M. autumnalis examples. Another question:- Do Musca domestica feed on nectar? Best Regards Ray |
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