Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Phoridae sp. to ID.
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 24-01-2009 13:11
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
This one was lost due to recent fault. It was ID'd as a species of Phoridae by Jorge..can anyone take it any further? I have no Phoridae on my Checklist, but as it was found in a friends Conservatory it has probably come in with some of his plants, (possibly from when he overwinters in Soller in Majorca). Sorry for quality of shots but a small,3-4mm very active fly running around on a window isn't an ideal subject for 1st fly seen/photographed in weeks. Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [32.84Kb] |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 24-01-2009 13:11
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 24-01-2009 13:12
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Last one.
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-01-2009 16:50
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Phoridae is not an easy family. For example, the genus Megaselia is in a mess.  Maybe Sabine... can tell anything more about this phorid! |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 24-01-2009 18:00
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks once again Jorge. A very grim family to read about also  . I think I'll get cremated when I pop my clogs.Regards Roger |
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| coffinfly |
Posted on 26-01-2009 12:45
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Member Location: Pietermaritzburg Posts: 29 Joined: 07.08.08 |
This one looks like Megaselia sp. Some Megaselia are not infrequent on windows.
Regards, Mike |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 26-01-2009 13:16
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Cheers Coffinfly...Anyone giving themselves that title ought to know. I phoned my friends to tell them that they had a new species of flies for Shetland, they were amazed until I gave them some details of Phorids egg laying habits on human corpses inside buried coffins. I think they maybe got a liberal spray of fly killer. I may get a chance to photograph the dead flies, at least they won't be so active  . Regards Roger
Edited by Roger Thomason on 26-01-2009 13:22 |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 26-01-2009 17:20
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
The abdomen looks strangely hairy. Could this be Megaselia rufipes ?
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 27-01-2009 04:56
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Strangely hairy Kahis...pot calling kettle black springs to mind (see Avatar above ) and I should know regarding strange and hairy( see photo in The Lounge).Does M.rufipes lay eggs on buried corpses? Scared the c#@p out of my pals wife  . Who said fly stuff couldn't be fun. Coffinflies don't you love 'em.Regards Roger Edited by Roger Thomason on 27-01-2009 05:29 |
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