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Fannia canicularis ?
lweit
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Posted on 29-05-2023 16:59
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Hello
The 2023/05/15, I posted in this message a male of Fannia canicularis
https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=109860

The 2023/05/28, I once again caughted the same fly (I think ?) in the same place (NE of France my apartment Florange 57190). Length body : 5 à 6 mm.

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos323/big/corps(5).jpg
Louis Weitten : France : Florange : 57190 : 28/05/2023
Altitude : 165 m - Taille : 5 à 6 mm (LAA)
Réf. : 323642

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos323/big/ailethorax.jpg
Louis Weitten : France : Florange : 57190 : 28/05/2023
Altitude : 165 m - Taille : 5 à 6 mm (LAA)
Réf. : 323643

I compared the 2 heads and I noticed that the fly from 05/28 has a long yellowish stripe that extends from the back of the head to the apex of the antennae while the other doesn't have this stripe.

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos323/big/tete.jpg
Louis Weitten : France : Florange : 57190 : 28/05/2023
Altitude : 165 m - Taille : 5 à 6 mm
Réf. : 323644

What do you think ?
Is it the same species?, a male and a female?, or an interspecific variation
Thank you very much
Louis
 
Nikita Vikhrev
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Posted on 02-06-2023 20:08
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Correct
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
lweit
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Posted on 10-06-2023 16:14
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Hello Nikita
what do you mean ?
what do you think of the last picture of the head (two fly i have caught in my apartment)
Is it the same species?, a male and a female?, or an interspecific variation ?
Thank you
Louis
 
eklans
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Posted on 10-06-2023 16:44
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Hello Louis, both are males (the female has a distinctly wider frons) and I think the differences depend on the angles and the lighting of the photos.
Greetings, Eric
 
lweit
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Posted on 10-06-2023 18:17
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Thank you Eric for your answer

Louis
 
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