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 Cnemacantha muscaria, Lauxaniidae, April 2008, Hungary
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| Xespok |
Posted on 05-02-2009 10:05
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
A very charismatic fly, with darkened wing margins. It does some gymnastics with its wings? Males displaying?
Xespok attached the following image:  [71.72Kb] Edited by Xespok on 18-02-2009 15:48 Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 05-02-2009 10:07
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
I observed this fly in mid-spring at many localities, but only a couple of individuals.
Xespok attached the following image:  [84.81Kb] Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 05-02-2009 10:48
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9554 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Notiphila caudata, indeed, early spring species
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| Xespok |
Posted on 05-02-2009 11:08
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Thx. At faunaeuropaea it is listed as Dichaeta caudata. It looks really diffferent from other greyish Notiphilas.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 05-02-2009 11:39
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9554 Joined: 24.05.05 |
My ignorant vote also for Dichaeta!
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 05-02-2009 21:28
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7344 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Not Dichaeta. It looks very familiar, but I can't remember what just at the moment - I'm not entirely convinced it's an ephydrid Edited by Tony Irwin on 05-02-2009 21:38 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 06-02-2009 12:25
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Possibly not Ephydridae, too darkened wings, I have never seen ephydrid with such wings in Palaearctic |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 14-02-2009 11:47
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
I rasie this thread to attract a wider readership, maybe someone can suggest a family.
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Cranefly |
Posted on 17-02-2009 17:17
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Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08 |
Try to ask specialists in Lauxanidae |
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| Andrey Ozerov |
Posted on 17-02-2009 17:42
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Member Location: Posts: 63 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Please, write where this fly was caught |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 17-02-2009 18:37
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
I regularly saw this fly in North-Eastern Hugary in small numbers. The fly was present in lowlands (Debrecen) and mountains (Tokaj, Buekk) alike. It sat on leaves of plant vegetation. The foliage of the trees was just emerging. The fly was waving with its wings like some Drosophilids (for example Chymomyza amoenea). The size was cc 4 mm.
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| Andrey Ozerov |
Posted on 18-02-2009 12:02
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Member Location: Posts: 63 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Possibly it is Cnemacantha muscaria (Fallen) Lauxaniidae |
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| katerina dvorakova |
Posted on 18-02-2009 13:06
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 Member Location: Czech Republic Posts: 399 Joined: 25.03.08 |
Hi, Yes, it is C. muscaria . I did not post my ID earlier because of my low experience with this atypical genus  .Katka |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 18-02-2009 15:22
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
And I did not post that name because there seemed to be so many convinced it was an ephydrid...
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 18-02-2009 15:46
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Thx for everyone. This fly really looked somewhat odd to be a Lauxaniid fly.
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 18-02-2009 20:47
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7344 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Gallery, please, Gabor!
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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