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 Drosophilidae - Leucophenga?
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| conopid |
Posted on 23-08-2009 13:22
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Hi forum members, I found two of these rather nice Leucophenga flying about a dead Acer pseudoplatanus tree. Size about 5 mm. Location, Shropshire, UK August 2009. Any suggestions for genus and possible species? conopid attached the following image:  [128.59Kb] Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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Posted on 23-08-2009 13:22
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
dorsal view
conopid attached the following image:  [113.47Kb] Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 24-08-2009 08:15
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Leucophenga maculata, female.
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| conopid |
Posted on 24-08-2009 09:41
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Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Thanks Paul, I keyed it as such, but the spots are so joined up that I could not convince myself it was L maculata. Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 24-08-2009 10:44
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2158 Joined: 24.07.04 |
I have to admit that I never saw specimens of this species in which the spots are joined to such an extent, but this is known to happen in some specimens.
Jan Willem van Zuijlen |
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