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 lovely white/peppermint/red fly?
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| vida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 19:45
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Can someone maybe ID this little fly? It is small and sitting on a blade of grass. From South Africa. 3 more pics to follow. vida attached the following image:  [146.87Kb] |
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| vida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 19:47
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Another view.
vida attached the following image:  [162.11Kb] |
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| vida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 19:47
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
and another.
vida attached the following image:  [187.1Kb] |
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| vida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 19:48
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Last one.
vida attached the following image:  [149.2Kb] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 20:06
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
OH MY!! Drosophilidae. it seems it pupates out very recently.. Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 18-07-2010 20:07 |
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| vida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 20:24
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thank you Jorge! It is such a lovely little fly. I had a look at Drosophilidae in the gallery (after your help) but can't get to species. Why do you think it is a newly emerged fly? |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 20:28
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
due the teneral colours, i.e., it has not fully attained its mature coloring. And the change of the colour/shape on the scutum (anterior part of the thorax) is clear comparing the last photo with the former.
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 18-07-2010 20:29 |
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| vida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 20:34
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
It looks like it became more white in colour within a couple of minutes. The 4th (last) photo was actually taken before the first three photos. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 20:38
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
so, in this case, they must be different specimens. I really would expect the last photo being the most recent (admitting the same specimen). Well, it is a very nice drosophilid! Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 18-07-2010 20:43 |
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| vida |
Posted on 18-07-2010 21:01
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
It is the same specimen Jorge. The 4th photo was taken at 09h05 and the rest at 09h06; 09h08 and 09h09 respectively. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 19-07-2010 11:29
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Looks like something in the Leucophenga direction.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| vida |
Posted on 19-07-2010 18:43
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Member Location: South Africa Posts: 116 Joined: 28.05.09 |
Thank you Paul. It does look similar to Leucophenga. I will try to find out more locally. |
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