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Piophilidae (was Opomyzidae?)
Stephen R
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Posted on 15-09-2009 19:22
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4mm, last week on a dead log on woodland floor, Meresands Wood Reserve in Lancashire. It reminded me of Geomyza, but no obvious wing shading. Have I got the right family?

Second thoughts: now I have noticed the legs, with the short tibia, it doesn't look so much like Geomyza after all, so perhaps I'm way outFrown
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I would say Piophilidae !
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Ah, thanks Andrzej - I was just editing my doubts in while you were replying. I haven't met Piophilidae before, so I'll go and do some homework!

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I think my thoughts about the legs may have come from misinterpreting the photo. This view seems to give a different impression.

How variable is leg colour in Allopiophila luteata? It seems the closest candidate in the Gallery, and one of relatively few piophilids accepted as British in Fauna Eur.

I get the impression that 4mm is quite big for Piophilidae. Is that right?
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You should ask or wait for Andrey Ozerov, the cheese flies specialist Grin
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Yes, I'll wait! In the meantime, I found this photo from May in my unidentified bin. It was on a limestone wall in Yorkshire (also northern England). I think it may be the same thing?
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In my opinion it is the same species !
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