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 UK Tephritidae
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| tristanba |
Posted on 04-09-2009 13:00
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This one recently from chalk downland in SE England, photographed resting on Bastard Toadflax Thesium humifusum. Could it be Urophora quadrifasciata? Many thanks Tristan tristanba attached the following image:  [55.25Kb] |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 04-09-2009 19:49
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Yes, Sir, Urophora quadrifasciata Mg.
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 04-09-2009 19:57
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Nice photo - that tiny Thesium flower really shows how incredibly small that fly was 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| tristanba |
Posted on 04-09-2009 22:42
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Member Location: UK Posts: 97 Joined: 29.05.07 |
Many thanks Valery and yes Chris quite a tiddler - well spotted! I think he small Syrphid we saw shortly after was a Paragus - will email you photos soon Cheers Tristan |
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