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 Brachycera sp1 from Moorea, French Polynesia > Discomyza maculipennis
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| Tramage |
Posted on 13-09-2025 12:47
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Hello, This Brachycera has been collected in a yellow pan trap in coastal area of Moorea, in French Polynesia. I have no idea of its family, is it possible to tell based on this picture ? Thank you for the help ! Tramage attached the following image:  [122.86Kb] Edited by Tramage on 17-09-2025 07:40 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 13-09-2025 13:03
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10525 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I think Ephydridae. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 13-09-2025 14:21
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Diasemocera or close, I think
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| Tramage |
Posted on 13-09-2025 14:47
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Based on your remarks, I've searched for Ephydridae Discomyzinae for the region, and Discomyza maculipennis (Wiedemann, 1824) can be a good candidate, based on the habitus and wing pattern. This species is already reported from French Polynesia too. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 14-09-2025 11:30
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Could be - it would be worth removing the specimen from fluid and drying it, to see whether the characteristic reticulate pattern of the thorax of D. maculipennis is restored.
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| Tramage |
Posted on 16-09-2025 14:04
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I dried some specimens and they do agree with the thorax pattern of D. maculipennis. Thank you for the help. |
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