Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Anthomyiid Delia radicum?
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-01-2010 17:14
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Hello, I had a few of these sunning on Choisya leaves, on 13th April 2009. A very impressive looking fly! I'm not sure the dorsal view is the same fly but they were all the same, it was taken a few mintues after the first. My garden, near Lincoln UK. Posting 5 pics as I have cropped a closer view of the tail and head ends. Janet 
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-01-2010 17:15
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-01-2010 17:15
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-01-2010 17:16
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-01-2010 17:16
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| javanerkelens |
Posted on 03-01-2010 19:18
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 Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07 |
Comparing with my own species it does like a D.radicum... I see no ad on midtibia, costal spine strong, radial node thick and dark (is no ID reference, just recognition) Lots of hairs on top of hindtibia and it seems to have hairs between the notopleurals..... As student i would say...Delia cf radicum, but maybe Ackland jumps out of his seat now....  Joke Edited by javanerkelens on 03-01-2010 19:20 |
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| blowave |
Posted on 03-01-2010 19:37
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thanks Joke, sounds promising! I will wait to see if Ackland jumps out of his seat. |
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| Michael Ackland |
Posted on 05-01-2010 21:38
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Member Location: Dorset UK Posts: 680 Joined: 23.02.08 |
It is Delia radicum male, look at the bristles at the base of the hind femur |
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| blowave |
Posted on 05-01-2010 21:56
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Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
Thank you for the confirmation Michael! |
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