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 Small dark green fly. Piophilidae Stearibia nigriceps ID'd by Stephane Lebrun
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-06-2009 08:00
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thought this was Microchrysa polita when I was photographing it yesterday, but too dark and hairy plus orange above antennae...doesn't look like Lejogaster metallina either...anyone enlighten me on what it might be? Size was about 3-4mm.
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-06-2009 08:01
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-06-2009 08:01
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-06-2009 08:02
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Last one
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| Xespok |
Posted on 12-06-2009 08:41
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
More like Piophilidae, an acalyptate fly.
Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 12-06-2009 16:19
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
I think it is Stearibia nigriceps.
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-06-2009 19:59
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hope you are right Stephane...certainly looks like the one in the Gallery.....A new one for Shetland  .Thanks to you also Gabor...sorry I missed your post earlier  .Regards Roger ....
Edited by Roger Thomason on 12-06-2009 20:00 |
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