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 Help with ID of Mr helmet head
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| vida |
Posted on 20-11-2009 17:34
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Unfortunately these are not the best photos but this little fly didn't sit still. Found in my garden in South Africa. Very small little fly. I named it Mr Helmet Head until I can hopefully get an ID from one of the experts on this site.
vida attached the following image:  [158.42Kb] Edited by vida on 20-11-2009 17:35 |
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| vida |
Posted on 20-11-2009 17:38
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Another photo - close up of face.
vida attached the following image:  [112.53Kb] |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-11-2009 17:39
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Bibionidae, Dilophus or very near to that genus.
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| vida |
Posted on 21-11-2009 07:39
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thank you very much for the ID Paul. I had a look in the gallery and it seems this is a male. I was also wondering if there is a big size variation. I've seen the flies with the amber bodies and dark wings before and they were much larger than this little fly. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 21-11-2009 21:25
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Sometimes there is a reasonable difference in size within or between sexes, but combining this with different body colour and wing colour, they are likely to be different species.
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