Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Drosophilidae, possibly Stegana sp.?
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| wimpeltje |
Posted on 03-05-2009 19:15
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Member Location: Posts: 18 Joined: 03.06.07 |
  Can someone identify this species? Regards, Wim Bakker |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 04-05-2009 07:14
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2168 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Yes, Stegana!. If I have understood correctly it's rather difficult to identify Stegana species after a picture. It looks like Stegana furta, in which case the head should be relatively high. That is diffucult to judge in your pictures. Let's wait for the experts to give their opinion. Please add some information about when and where you found this specimen. Edited by Jan Willem on 04-05-2009 07:27 Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| wimpeltje |
Posted on 04-05-2009 17:56
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Jan Willem, thanks for the information! This specimen was found yesterday (3 May 2009) in the east of the Netherlands, near Enschede. Location: old mixed forest next to a brook. The fly kept returning to a fallen beech. Regards, Wim Bakker |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 04-05-2009 18:52
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
No I think this is not Stegana (Stegana) futta. I think this is Stegana (Steganina) beacuse the head is flat, and the eyes are longer than their height. Too many new speceis described recently within this subgenus, so no species name is possible.
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 04-05-2009 19:33
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Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2168 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Wim, I totally forgot to ask, but did you collect the specimen? Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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| wimpeltje |
Posted on 04-05-2009 19:52
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Member Location: Posts: 18 Joined: 03.06.07 |
Jan Willem, No I did not collect the specimen, but if it's important I could go back and give it a try. Regards, Wim |
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