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Muscidae? => Anthomyiidae: cf. Calythea sp.
ESant	#1 Posted on 19-10-2021 13:19
Member Location: Posts: 1144 Joined: 20.09.20	Hello, I photographed this fly in the Sorgenti del Fiume Vera Nature Reserve (AQ), Italy on August 21st 2021. I think it is a Muscidae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species from these photos? Thank you in advance, Emanuele ESant attached the following image: [282.75Kb] Edited by ESant on 22-10-2021 16:08


ESant	#2 Posted on 19-10-2021 13:20
Member Location: Posts: 1144 Joined: 20.09.20	Photo 2: ESant attached the following image: [287.54Kb]


eklans	#3 Posted on 19-10-2021 16:52
Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 1774 Joined: 11.11.18	Saluti Emanuele, it could be a Limnophora. Greetings, Eric


ESant	#4 Posted on 19-10-2021 22:42
Member Location: Posts: 1144 Joined: 20.09.20	Thank you Eric!


Nikita Vikhrev	#5 Posted on 20-10-2021 12:43
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 8852 Joined: 24.05.05	Eric, I think it is Anthomyiid, for example, Calythea (they are somewhat similar, in our Gallery there is Calythea limnophorina Stein, 1915). Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


eklans	#6 Posted on 20-10-2021 16:36
Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 1774 Joined: 11.11.18	Thank you very much Nikita for saving me again! Greetings, Eric


Nikita Vikhrev	#7 Posted on 20-10-2021 18:02
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 8852 Joined: 24.05.05	Eric, 99% of your identifications are correct. A lot of my identifications are misidentifications. Please, go on help! Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


ESant	#8 Posted on 20-10-2021 23:28
Member Location: Posts: 1144 Joined: 20.09.20	Eric, I think it is Anthomyiid, for example, Calythea (they are somewhat similar, in our Gallery there is Calythea limnophorina Stein, 1915). Thank you for the correction!