Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Fly with something on head
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 08-01-2010 00:09
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 Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
Krakow. September 2009. Any idea for ID? Lukasz Mielczarek attached the following image:  [32.75Kb] |
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 08-01-2010 00:11
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Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
another view
Lukasz Mielczarek attached the following image:  [96.45Kb] |
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| phil withers |
Posted on 08-01-2010 00:51
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Member Location: Lyon, France Posts: 521 Joined: 04.03.08 |
This is just the ptilinum which has not yet retracted into the head. |
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 08-01-2010 19:16
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Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
Now I know the species name  With my key to Rhinophoridae (Draber-Monko,1989) it is Phyto melanocephala. Lukasz |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 08-01-2010 19:21
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Phil is right. That is no more than an inflated ptilinum . Sometimes with some flies the ptilinum doesn't go into... not a nice thing.
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 08-01-2010 19:26 |
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