Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Drosophila --> Leucophenga maculata
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| Siga |
Posted on 03-05-2009 19:03
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Member Location: Southern Germany Posts: 101 Joined: 17.05.07 |
Hallo again! in my simple mind the attached photo is a Drosophila, but I did not found it in the Gallery in that family. I took the photo today in Southern Germany (near Rottweil), on a dead Picea abies. On that at the side there were some polypores of the last year, I guess. On the underside of those polypores there was a dense net of hyphae or spider web, and on that the fly was looking for something --- to eat, I guess. So in the original state the fly is head down. Perhaps sombody can tell me the species. Many thanks, Siga Siga attached the following image:  [30.94Kb] Edited by Siga on 28-06-2014 15:58 |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 04-05-2009 07:45
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2170 Joined: 24.07.04 |
I would also make a drosophilid of this one. Looks like Leucophenga cf. maculata.
Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Siga |
Posted on 04-05-2009 08:38
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Member Location: Southern Germany Posts: 101 Joined: 17.05.07 |
Thanks, the photos in the Gallery show a great variety. There are still 3 questions. 1. what does cf in the name mean? 2. Can one tell, whether it is male or female? 3. Does it possibly eat on the hyphae? Perhaps sombody can tell. Thanks, Siga |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 04-05-2009 12:48
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2170 Joined: 24.07.04 |
1. cf means that the species is conspecific with a species similar to (in this case) Leucophenga maculata but is not positively identified as L. maculata. So what I mean to say is that I think it is L. maculata but I'm not entirely sure. 2. If we could see the tip of the abdomen better, it would be easy to tell if it is a male or female. I think it is a female, but I'm again not entirely sure. I don't have any literature at hand now, but it is possible that there is sexual dimorfism in this species, in which case ther would be other characters indicating if you are dealing with a male or female. 3. If I recall well L. maculata has been reared from reared from fungi (fruiting bodies of fungi). Maybe someone else can give you more definitive information. Edited by Jan Willem on 04-05-2009 12:50 Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 04-05-2009 19:47
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2170 Joined: 24.07.04 |
I just read that the scutum of the male of L. maculata is blackish and, seen from the front, silvery-white. The scutum of the female is yellowish-brown. So it is indeed a female. I also read that there are many records of L. maculata being reared from mushrooms.
Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| Siga |
Posted on 07-05-2009 18:22
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Member Location: Southern Germany Posts: 101 Joined: 17.05.07 |
Thanks for the detailed answers. A lot of learning for me. Greetings, Siga |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 07-05-2009 18:46
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Ja, Jan was absolutely right about the sex - males have silver thorax, indeed, but it is better seen in frontal view (and the cuticle is black in males). I'd say, the abdomen shape is more typical for females, too. I am unaware about any similar Leucophenga in West Europe.
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| Siga |
Posted on 29-08-2020 18:38
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Member Location: Southern Germany Posts: 101 Joined: 17.05.07 |
very late answer from me, but many thanks nevertheless  Siga |
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