Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Muscina levida, Muscidae, Hungary
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| Xespok |
Posted on 05-09-2006 20:26
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 Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Is this a Phaonia sp?
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| Xespok |
Posted on 05-09-2006 20:27
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Lateral view.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 05-09-2006 20:47
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'd say this was Muscina levida male. (Orange tip to scutellum, black legs and antennae, vein M curved forwards slightly.)
Edited by Tony Irwin on 05-09-2006 20:48 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Xespok |
Posted on 30-06-2007 10:55
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
I reidentified this species as Muscina prolapsa male. In M. levida the palps should be black, which are almost entirely orange here. I think the curve in vein M is a really bad marker, because it tends to vary, so overlaps may occur. Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 30-06-2007 15:41
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Hi Gabor - The palps (and the second and third antennal segments) look black in the photos. Only the labellum of the proboscis is orange. I'm sticking with levida. 
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| Xespok |
Posted on 30-06-2007 20:26
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Tony, could you look through my Azellinae subfamily page to see if all Muscina prolapsa are than Muscina levida in fact. There are additional images of this very fly showing the characterisics in question. Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 01-07-2007 11:26
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
OK. You have both species represented - it's an excellent reference series showing the characters that separate the species. Muscina levida (all black antennae and palps, less curved M) - 491170, 49174, 49184, 54153, 54155, 54156. Muscina prolapsa (orange palps, tip of second antennal segment and base of third segment, more curved vein M) - 46743, 49690, 49691, 49693, 49694, 49781, 49783, 49784, 50697, 50699, 50700, 50702, 54019. The are other minor differences in abdominal bristle length, dusting pattern, eye separation, etc. Hope this helps! 
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| Xespok |
Posted on 01-07-2007 21:11
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Member Location: Debrecen, Hungary Posts: 5551 Joined: 02.03.05 |
Tony, I think I got the point! I managed to clean up my Muscina images. Both levida and prolapsa seem to be common here, both are variable in terms of general appearance and can look very pale grey to almost dark. Gabor Keresztes Japan Wildlife Gallery Carpathian Basin Wildlife Gallery |
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