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Drosophilidae?
Roger Thomason
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Posted on 26-04-2009 05:23
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Found this tiny fly (~2mm body) at Scatsta Airport tonight. Looking through the Gallery it seems to be some kind of Drosophilidae. Right/Wrong?
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Looks like Drosophila (Lordiphosa) (or Lordiphosa, depending on whether it is considered as subgenus or genus).
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Thanks Paul...only got 2 of that on my Checklist; D andalusiaca and D funebris.

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