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 Rhinophoridae: Melanophora roralis ♀
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| ESant |
Posted on 14-01-2026 13:53
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2264 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Hello, I photographed this small fly in the Supramonte Mountains, Sardinia (NU), Italy, 1190m a.s.l. on May 14th 2025. I think it is a Rhinophoridae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species based on these photos? Unfortunately I don't have additional shots, it was quite small and moved quickly between the rocks. Thank you in advance, Emanuele ESant attached the following image:  [296.04Kb] Edited by ESant on 15-01-2026 19:03 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 14-01-2026 13:53
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2264 Joined: 20.09.20 |
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ESant attached the following image:  [296.38Kb] |
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| eklans |
Posted on 14-01-2026 14:26
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4482 Joined: 11.11.18 |
This looks like Melanophora roralis (if there's not a resembling one in Sardegna).
Edited by eklans on 14-01-2026 14:27 Greetings, Eric |
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| ESant |
Posted on 15-01-2026 12:12
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2264 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Thank you. As far as I know in Sardegna there's the similar-looking M. chia, but if I'm not mistaken the length of the petiole of this individual is still in favor of M. roralis (?). |
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| eklans |
Posted on 15-01-2026 13:57
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4482 Joined: 11.11.18 |
M. roralis is correct and it's a female (white tip of wings). Ceretti & Pape (2009) write that besides the distinctly longer petiole of M. chia the female's head and thorax are are mainly yellow in ground colour.
Greetings, Eric |
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| ESant |
Posted on 15-01-2026 19:03
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2264 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Great, I definitely missed that very important detail. |
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