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 Fly from Hong Kong: water-skating fly
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| chickenold |
Posted on 31-01-2009 15:09
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Found today on the surface of a small pool in a swampy area near seaside. Length about 8mm. Quite a number of them on the water surface that somehow looked like water skaters. Can it be identified to family level?  |
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| pwalter |
Posted on 31-01-2009 16:01
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 Member Location: Miskolc, Hungary Posts: 3555 Joined: 06.11.08 |
I think Muscidae, Limnophora, Lispe? Other? |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 31-01-2009 16:07
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Ephydridae.
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 31-01-2009 16:17
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9459 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Ephydridae, Ephydrinae. Near Brachydeutera?
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 31-01-2009 17:07
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7286 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'd say Brachydeutera too
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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