Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Muscid
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 01-06-2009 23:47
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
This little fly was spotted on some Mossy Saxifrage. Any idea what it might be....Anthomyiidae?  .Looks nice anyway. EDIT; Changed heading to Muscid from something else which shall remain unknown to those who weren't still up and sweating over a hot laptop. Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [37.7Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 01-06-2009 23:54 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 01-06-2009 23:49
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2009 23:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
a muscid  change title to attract Nikita 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 01-06-2009 23:49
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Dorsal-ish/ Back end...
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 01-06-2009 23:51
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Jeez Chris I'm not finished yet.. Worse than Jorge, hardly get a post sent in before an answer was there, making the last post redundant. Thanks...Roger Heading changed Edited by Roger Thomason on 02-06-2009 00:00 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-06-2009 08:05
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9551 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Attracted. It is Thricops, probably T.innocuus Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 02-06-2009 08:24
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
On the ball this morning Nikita, Thanks... I haven't got that one on my list...Only got T.longipes and T.semicinerea. Regards Roger |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-06-2009 08:47
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9551 Joined: 24.05.05 |
longipes has long plumose arista, yellowish dusting on abdomen, large size. Difficuct to be sure without material in hands.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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