Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Giant Chloropidae, Chlorops sp.
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| JariF |
Posted on 05-07-2008 19:47
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 2072 Joined: 20.01.06 |
Hi, I got this very funny looking fly today. After I saw that previous thread of Chloropidae, I was thinking if this could be a Chloripidae as well. The problem is the size. I have feeling that all my pinned specimens are very small and this one is 8mm long ?! Sorry abouth the black background in picture but maybe this is familiar to someone. Jari JariF attached the following image:  [107.22Kb] Edited by JariF on 05-07-2008 21:58 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 05-07-2008 19:52
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Another Meromyza sp.  (Chloropidae). Kahis will tell more in this one.  |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 05-07-2008 20:30
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Not Meromyza - which has greatly enlarged hind femora, but another chloropine - I suspect this is one of the large Chlorops, but have no keys or specimens to hand. Kahis?
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 05-07-2008 20:38
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Tony, is it true that Meromyza can reach such sizes? This shows I've still learn so much. 2nd year in flies. 
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 05-07-2008 20:42 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 05-07-2008 21:04
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Yes, some of the Meromyza (females) can get very big.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 05-07-2008 21:44
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
It's definitely a Chlorops, but taking it to species level would need better references than I have at hand.
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| JariF |
Posted on 05-07-2008 21:57
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 2072 Joined: 20.01.06 |
Thank You all! Chlorops sp. is fine. I have the specimen so I can try to find the name when I go home again. After pinning so many tiny little black and yellow Chloropidae the size of this one was very confusing. Well, every day You learn something new Jari |
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