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Azelia sp?
thijsdegraaf	#1 Posted on 08-02-2009 20:37
Member Location: Bergen (NH) Posts: 838 Joined: 21.10.08	Hello, Could it be an Azelia sp. ? Length about 5 mm date: 7-2-2009 place: Bergen, on the wall, The Netherlands Regards, Thijs thijsdegraaf attached the following image: [51.75Kb] Edited by thijsdegraaf on 09-02-2009 12:16


javanerkelens	#2 Posted on 08-02-2009 23:05
Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07	Hallo Thijs, Always difficult with these flies, but I think the subcosta is not diverging from R1 nare base, but further along. I would go also for Azelia sp. Joke van Erkelens (when it turns out to be a Fanniidae after all, I would be surprised..)


Stephane Lebrun	#3 Posted on 08-02-2009 23:24
Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07	Muscidae is the only thing I dare to say with this picture... Stephane.


thijsdegraaf	#4 Posted on 09-02-2009 11:27
Member Location: Bergen (NH) Posts: 838 Joined: 21.10.08	Thanks Joke and Stephane. I hope the detail of the wing will help. Regards Thijs thijsdegraaf attached the following image: [50.42Kb]


Nikita Vikhrev	#5 Posted on 09-02-2009 13:56
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9459 Joined: 24.05.05	Azelia always avoid direct sun shine, it is another Muscidae Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


thijsdegraaf	#6 Posted on 10-02-2009 18:24
Member Location: Bergen (NH) Posts: 838 Joined: 21.10.08	it is another Muscidae Fanniidae perhaps? Thanks Nikita Thijs Edited by thijsdegraaf on 10-02-2009 19:22


javanerkelens	#7 Posted on 10-02-2009 18:36
Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07	Fanniidae perhaps? I think Nikita means, another genus whitin the family Muscidae. Fanniidae is another family (as Anthomyiidae or Tachinidae or Tipulidae etc.) Joke van Erkelens Edited by javanerkelens on 10-02-2009 18:38