Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
Who is here? 1 guest(s)
 Melanomya nana ?
|
|
| cebe |
Posted on 09-06-2010 13:00
|
|
Member Location: Posts: 99 Joined: 16.05.06 |
Is this a male Melanomya nana ? I have a lot of them in my garden in Brussels...  thanks a lot, Bart |
 |
|
| Smoggycb |
Posted on 10-06-2010 07:46
|
|
Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
I think this is Nyctia halterata Sarcophagidae, see http://diptera.in...ost_114699 |
|
|
|
| Thomas Pape |
Posted on 10-06-2010 15:03
|
|
Member Location: Natural History Museum of Denmark Posts: 110 Joined: 29.08.05 |
Yes, this is a male of Nyctia halterata. Note the very angulate bend of vein M and the broad lower calypteres, which is very different from Melanomya nana. Nyctia halterata breeds in snails, so look for infected snails in your garden and look out for any behaviour - we do not know if the snails are infected while alive or only when dead. |
|
|
|
| Jump to Forum: |