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 MINUTE Fly
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-04-2010 20:12
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Just about found this <1mm fly on a Chives plant in the garden...ID'able?
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-04-2010 20:13
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
2...back end.
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-04-2010 20:13
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
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| Andrzej |
Posted on 13-04-2010 07:35
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Member Location: Poland Posts: 2422 Joined: 05.01.06 |
Very small but interesting ... Roger ! Do you have any pics in higher resolution ? Andrzej dr. A. J. Woznica, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental & Life Sciences |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 13-04-2010 10:05
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hi Andrzej I'm afraid those are the best shots I have..  ..there was a breeze blowing and I was lucky to get kind of half focussed on it as it was. I've looked through the Gallery thinking it was maybe Drosophilidae, but I think the arista are bare. The next family that seem to fit the bill is Diastatidae as they appear to be similar to Drosophilidae but look to have bare arista. The halteres look very vividly coloured as does this fly....just a few thoughts...who knows, probably a mile off. Paul might know but he seems to have disappeared off the radar for the past 4 days Regards Roger |
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| KWQ |
Posted on 13-04-2010 11:41
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Member Location: Turku, Finland Posts: 208 Joined: 10.12.04 |
My first impression was Agromyzidae. But I'm not quite satisfied with the brownish-grey thorax, in Agromyzidae it more often is blackish or distinctly greyish. |
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| javanerkelens |
Posted on 13-04-2010 11:44
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 Member Location: Netherlands Posts: 2962 Joined: 18.10.07 |
Looks indeed also Agromyzidae to me Joke |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 13-04-2010 13:26
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hi KWQ and Joke I did consider Agromyzidae because of the size of this fly. But do they have hairy eyes as this one appears to have? Here is a better view of the wing and arse  Regards Roger Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [103.1Kb] |
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| mcerny |
Posted on 13-04-2010 18:20
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Member Location: Czech Republic Posts: 677 Joined: 15.07.08 |
It is very interesting small male for me, probably Phytomyza sp. Milos |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 13-04-2010 22:51
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks for confirming Milos. I wish I'd been able to get a better set of photo's, and hope to bump into it again on a more calm day. Regards Roger |
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| mcerny |
Posted on 14-04-2010 10:10
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Member Location: Czech Republic Posts: 677 Joined: 15.07.08 |
Hi Roger, In so small species is staunchest determination by male terminalia only. Milos |
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