Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Lypha dubia ?
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| henk wallays |
Posted on 03-04-2010 10:11
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Member Location: Aalter, Belgium Posts: 9 Joined: 10.08.05 |
During my spare time I try to do photographic (insect) inventories of our little local nature reserves here in Belgium . I'm aware not all the species can be correctly identified by images alone, but still try to give it my best (macro)shot. Flies however is one of the groups I'm not too familiar with...  but still I try to make shots when I see something unfamiliar and sometimes this renders interesting results. This spring I however found 2 flies already which were new to me... This first one was found on 27MARCH in a marschy area in Flandres, Belgium , warming up on a tree... could this be Lypha dubia ?  If you're interested in some more shots feel free to visit the (grwonig) diptera photo-collection at http://www.flickr...404734084/ EDIT (ChrisR): edited to split into 2 threads Edited by ChrisR on 03-04-2010 10:45 |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 03-04-2010 11:02
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 Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Gymnocheta viridis, Tachinidae. Not as green as usual. Tim |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-04-2010 11:50
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Well, I have been getting a few of these wrong recently but to me that fly is way too dusted to be G.viridis and the green is a bit too coppery and not shiny enough. I'd put it in the Lypha dubia / Campylocheta praecox area
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Matt Smith |
Posted on 03-04-2010 13:16
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Member Location: UK Posts: 28 Joined: 13.07.04 |
My initial thought on this one was Gymnocheata, but there does appear to be some dusting visble on the abdomen, which would tend to rule Gymnochaeta out of the equation. Possibly Lypha like Chris suggests. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-04-2010 13:53
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
The head on this fly is also quite large in relation to the body - the head on G.viridis would look smaller
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 03-04-2010 16:59
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
I jumped too soon, now I see what you mean, I agree Lypha or Campylocheta is a better match. Still haven't seen a Tachinid yet this year - getting even rustier... Tim |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-04-2010 17:16
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yeah, same here - I look on any sunny days but not even a G.viridis yet  Everything seems very late this year. The only tachinids I have been working on are ones supplied in alcohol from South America or stuff with a pin through it from previous year's collecting 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 03-04-2010 18:27
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
On the bright side though, I have been learning a few new Muscids - common stuff but now I've got a copy of Fonseca at least I can have a go at Phaonia and others. Tim |
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| henk wallays |
Posted on 04-04-2010 10:05
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Member Location: Aalter, Belgium Posts: 9 Joined: 10.08.05 |
Many thanks for your help Tim, chris and Mat. At least I was able to give this specimen a name , so that I can enter it in our national observation site ... ;-)
Diptera gallery :http://www.flickr...404734084/ |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 06-04-2010 20:28
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19261 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It's Lypha, by the way Theo |
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