Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Helina or Phaonia, common on ivy?
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| Sean |
Posted on 01-10-2008 10:11
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Member Location: Posts: 2 Joined: 01.08.08 |
This is a common and distinctive fly that I have seen a lot round here (SE England, Surrey). It is 9.5 mm long, here on south-facing ivy, 29 September. The antennal hairs (inset photo top left) are conspicuous against a black background, and reach 0.12 mm (from the axis). There is a photo of what seems to be a male of the same from the Netherlands, named as Phaonia angelicae, on: http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Flies/Muscidae2.html but I am not at all sure that this is right? I can probably provide enlargements from other photos taken at the time, if this would help to show anything diagnostic. |
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| Sean |
Posted on 01-10-2008 10:17
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Member Location: Posts: 2 Joined: 01.08.08 |
The image seems to have failed to load. It's only a 183 KB jpeg, so forgive me for trying again. |
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