Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Musca domestica (Muscidae)
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 16-11-2008 16:29
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
I think this must be a male Musca domestica. Can someone confirm please? From central lowland France (la Brenne), 1 September 2008, swept from grass in a field grazed by cattle, 6.5mm. Susan R Walter attached the following image:  [72.96Kb] Susan |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 16-11-2008 16:34
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
If eyes are bare, it's a male M. autumnalis.
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 16-11-2008 22:09
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Is Gregor wrong then? His key only gives osiris and vitripennis as having hairy eyes.
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 16-11-2008 22:22
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Yes, only osiris and vitripennis have hairy eyes, that's why I wanted to be sure this one has bare ones...
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| Xespok |
Posted on 17-11-2008 08:05
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
This is autumnalis as Stephane pointed out. Male domestica has eyes wider separated and abdomen less contrasingly patterned.
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 17-11-2008 21:32
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
 OK, thanks Gabor and Stephane. I guess I just really wanted it to be domestica.
Susan |
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