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little fly in a puddle --> Parydra (Ephydridae)
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pat_der2003 |
Posted on 09-05-2009 18:55
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
this one was at the side of a puddle. Loire-atlantique, April 17 2009. any chance to get an ID and to know what it was doing there ? drinking water, ... ? pat_der2003 attached the following image: ![]() [104.59Kb] Edited by pat_der2003 on 10-05-2009 12:48 |
Tony Irwin |
Posted on 09-05-2009 19:48
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![]() Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7196 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Parydra (Ephydridae), and it's probably feeding on diatoms.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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pat_der2003 |
Posted on 10-05-2009 12:49
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Member Location: Paris area, France Posts: 1731 Joined: 20.08.07 |
Many thanks for this ID and for the informations !! ![]() |
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