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 Dolichopodid?
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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 31-05-2011 00:09
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
I am having trouble identifying this handsome fly. (Image quality is not the best, as I was out photographing birds, not flies, on this occasion, and took this with a ridiculously long lens!) The keys, the fact that there is only one obvious cross-vein, suggest Dolichopodidae, but I cannot find anything that remotely resembles it. In fact it looks much more like Anthomyiidae, except for that missing anterior cross-vein. Can anyone help, please? Size: ~10mm. Photographed on vegetation, wet woodland, near water. Radley Lakes, Oxfordshire, England, 28 May 2011. Basil Crowley attached the following image:  [115.96Kb] Edited by Basil Crowley on 31-05-2011 12:03 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 31-05-2011 01:56
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10652 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Anomalous Muscoidea or some acalyptrate fly. Except for the weak or missing crossvein the wing and general appearance is typical for Muscoidea. Did you mean Anthomyiidae rather than Anthomyzidae? |
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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 31-05-2011 12:16
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
Thanks for the reply, Cross vein is definitely missing, or very weak. This is confirmed by a second photo. Yes, I meant Anthomyiidae, as suggested by the similarity to male Anthomyia procelleria. Cheers Basil |
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