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 Cheilosia illustrata or Merodon equestris?
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| LakeSide |
Posted on 25-05-2008 22:15
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Member Location: Werkendam, the Netherlands Posts: 103 Joined: 16.04.08 |
Found in The Netherlands on may 23th.
Jaco Visser www.flickr.com/photos/nuclearlakeside |
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| amalia_raluca |
Posted on 26-05-2008 05:44
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 590 Joined: 22.03.07 |
Cheilosia illustrata Amalia |
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| LakeSide |
Posted on 26-05-2008 09:28
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Member Location: Werkendam, the Netherlands Posts: 103 Joined: 16.04.08 |
Thank you very much. Could you tell me what the most distinctive feature is of this fly in comparison with M. equestris, so I can recognise it in the future?
Jaco Visser www.flickr.com/photos/nuclearlakeside |
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| amalia_raluca |
Posted on 26-05-2008 10:18
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 590 Joined: 22.03.07 |
first you should make the differences between genera and if you look carefully to the wings you will note that the radial vein R4+5 is strongly looped at Merodon and straight at Cheilosia (if you know that it is very easy to make the differences between the two species). Another difference you should observe at the third leg: the Merodon sp. have a very strong femur, with a large triangular projection. take a look: http://www.dipter...post_35995 http://www.dipter...post_47807 Amalia Edited by amalia_raluca on 26-05-2008 11:04 |
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| LakeSide |
Posted on 27-05-2008 00:55
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Member Location: Werkendam, the Netherlands Posts: 103 Joined: 16.04.08 |
Thank you very much. That wil certainly help with the iD in the future!
Jaco Visser www.flickr.com/photos/nuclearlakeside |
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