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 Ephydridae Limnellia quadrata ?
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-04-2009 22:52
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Found this minute fly at Scatsta Airport this evening. It is/was (sadly deceased) 2mm in length and a real pain to photograph live...afraid I put it in the freezer slightly too long.... oops. Anyway I've looked through the Gallery and think this might be Ephydridae Limnellia quadrata....who can tell me if I am right/wrong?
Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [48.09Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 13-04-2009 04:24 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-04-2009 22:53
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Pic 2...still alive
Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [34.17Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 13-04-2009 04:06 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-04-2009 22:54
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Last rites..oops
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 13-04-2009 00:09
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Hello, Roger! Roger Thomason wrote: this might be Ephydridae Limnellia quadrata.... Of course, that one is very distinctive  .http://insektenfo...adid=20677 http://insektenfo...adid=22782 http://insektenfo...adid=21893 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 13-04-2009 04:23
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hi Juergen The Limnellia quadrata bit was easy,(from the photo's in the Gallery) it's sussing out the family it belonged to in the first place. It would be handy for beginners like me if the size of the fly was included in the Gallery pics,(I didn't add it to my couple there ) save trawling Wikipedia or the like for info. Regards Roger |
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