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Hydrotaea, which species ?< Limnophora sp.
Roy
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Posted on 03-03-2022 10:40
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 Hello,
fly found in the detritus of the garden.
Locality : Luçon, middle west of France.
Body length : 4,8 mm.Wings length : 5 mm.

Is it possible to go further ?

Thanks by advance.

Christian

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos298/big/Diptera%20hl%20x%2025-T.%2048%20mm.-Lucon%20jardin%20composteur-26%2002%202022_00001.jpg
roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 26/02/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 4,8 mm.
Réf. : 298851
www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos298/big/Diptera%20te%20l%20x%204-T.%2048%20mm.-Lucon%20jardin%20composteur-26%2002%202022_00001.jpg
roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 26/02/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 4,8 mm.
Réf. : 298852

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos298/big/Diptera%20a%20d%20x%2025-T.%205%20mm.-Lucon%20jardin%20composteur-26%2002%202022_00001.jpg
roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 26/02/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 4,8 mm.
Réf. : 298854
Edited by Roy on 03-01-2024 11:29
 
Roy
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Posted on 03-03-2022 18:50
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 Another view, to see the forehead.

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos298/big/Hydrotaea%20sp.f%20frt%20x%204-T.%2048%20mm.-Muscidae-Lucon%20jardin%20composteur-26%2002%202022_00001_00001.jpg
roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 26/02/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 4,8 mm.
Réf. : 298891
Christian
 
Roy
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 Hydrotaea ignava, with the forehead ?

Christian
 
Nikita Vikhrev
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 Christian, it is neither Hydrotaea nor Azeliini.
I suspect Limnophora, check hairs on the node R4-5
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
Roy
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Posted on 07-03-2022 09:18
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 Thank you very much Nikita for your answer.

Here is a picture showing the node R 4-5
I see one hair on the node.
I hope it will be possible to goto the species.

Thank you by advance.

Best regards.

Christian

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos299/big/Limnophora%20sp.%20f%20ad%20nod.%20R4-5%20x%2010-Lucon%20jardi%20composteur-26%2002%202022_00001.jpg
roy : France : Luçon : 85400 : 26/02/2022
Altitude : 10 m - Taille : 4,8 mm.
Réf. : 299009
 
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 Christian, I can't say more, alas. Try to collect male!
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
Roy
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 ok. thank you.
I will try.

Best regards.

Christian
 
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