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| vida |
Posted on 28-05-2009 11:14
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
I think this is maybe Mythicomyiidae . Can someone verify please? I took this photo in South Africa where I live. I am not an entomologist but have an interest in insects and love to photograph them. This little fly is very small. Probably between 2 and 3mm. It loves feeding on Feliciaflowers. For some or other reason the tongue or proboscis is never retracted and always extended?
vida attached the following image:  [161.69Kb] Edited by vida on 28-05-2009 11:23 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 28-05-2009 11:28
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Your identification is correct. David Gibbs may be able to tell more.
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| Andrzej |
Posted on 28-05-2009 12:11
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Member Location: Poland Posts: 2431 Joined: 05.01.06 |
hmmm... maybe a new one ?. Recently 15 new species have been described by Neal Evenhuis from UAE ! dr. A. J. Woznica, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental & Life Sciences |
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| vida |
Posted on 31-05-2009 09:01
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thank you Paul and Andrzej. |
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| Menko Vlaardingerbroek |
Posted on 31-05-2009 13:00
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Member Location: Bilthoven (NL) Posts: 60 Joined: 19.05.08 |
A beautiful photo. Its proboscis looks like a bird's beak.
Kind regards Menko Vlaardingerbroek |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 31-05-2009 19:37
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
It strongly resembles Cephalodromia in the Gallery (and in the logo at the top of the Diptera.info pages).
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| vida |
Posted on 01-06-2009 14:32
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thank you Menko and Paul. Much appreciated.  |
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