Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Rhinophoridae -> Phyto melanocephala
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 25-08-2021 15:21
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 Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Could this be Phaonia angulicornis, Phaonia atriceps, or some other Muscidae? It is a fairly common little, 5-7mm, very black fly which I recognise by it's bullet shaped, blunt-pointed, abdomen. I notice it has 2 spines on it's wing at the end of Sc, which might be useful for ID. It was very busily nectaring on fresh blossoms in a large patch of invasive Solidago on a dirt road between fields left to fallow - a sunny day. 24th Aug. 2021. Flensburg, N.Germany:- 54.754620, 9.424617 Many Thanks in advance, Ray Ray Perry attached the following image:  [293.33Kb] Edited by Ray Perry on 25-08-2021 16:12 |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 25-08-2021 15:22
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Banded Thorax
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 25-08-2021 15:23
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Abdomen
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 25-08-2021 15:23
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
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| eklans |
Posted on 25-08-2021 15:46
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4048 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hey Ray, this is Phyto melanocephala (Rhinophoridae). See the very short petiole (stalk) on R4+5 and 3 broad dark stripes on thorax.
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 25-08-2021 16:27
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Thanks very much for the quick response Eric. It's a new family for me. I still have a lot to learn. Greetings, Ray |
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