Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Muscidae --> Musca autumnalis (copula)
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 25-04-2009 11:32
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Is it a Musca sp ? and is it possible to go further ? Loire-atlantique, western France, April 13 2009. pat_der2003 attached the following image:  [67.6Kb] Edited by pat_der2003 on 26-04-2009 10:20 |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 25-04-2009 11:54
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Musca autumnalis.
Stephane. |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 25-04-2009 11:54
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 Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
Musca domestica Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 25-04-2009 18:15
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Well ...  are there any clues, based on this picture, to make the difference between automnalis and domestica ? |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 25-04-2009 21:03
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
M. domestca -> Male eyes separated by more than 2x flagellomere width ; female fronto-orbital plates narrow, about 1/3 frontal vitta width. M. autumnalis -> Male eyes separated by less than flagellomere width ; female fo plates broader, more than 2/3 as wide as frontal vitta. Stephane. |
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| Muhammad Mahdi |
Posted on 25-04-2009 22:20
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Member Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Posts: 447 Joined: 26.12.08 |
sorry Stephane for being so bold with my answer. We posted at the same time and I was unaware that you had already replied when I did. Muhammad ____________________ www.micro2macro.net |
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| pat_der2003 |
Posted on 26-04-2009 10:19
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Many Thanks Stephane for your didactic answer !!  |
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