Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sochi20. cf Muscidae
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 20-10-2006 21:31
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Russia, Sochi region, 5-5,5mm, on the stones of forest river.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 20-10-2006 22:39
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Certainly Muscidae. It's standing like a Lispe, but I'm not sure.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 21-10-2006 06:55
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I thought so. But I didn't find Lispe's hairs on pteropleuron under hind stpl. I'll check again. But is there any other idea? Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 21-10-2006 11:30
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It appears to have exceptionally long palpi - can you check whether it might be an anthomyiid like Myopina crassipalpis? If it's definitely a muscid, then I suspect something like Limnophora.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 21-10-2006 21:56
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Thank you Tony. Stpl - like it has to be in Limnophora, 1 seta on R4+5 at base. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 23-10-2006 22:22
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one more image, may be it helps
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 23-10-2006 22:27
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And one more image with Lonchptera as a prey.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 23-10-2006 22:45
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Well, if these are all the same, I'd guess Limnophora triangula or a related species.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 23-10-2006 22:53
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9511 Joined: 24.05.05 |
With interesting photo with Lonchoptera I have to do my best to get ID Regarding colleted flies I think they are all the same. Thank you! Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 26-10-2006 17:41
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One more prey - Simulidae.
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 28-10-2006 18:08
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9511 Joined: 24.05.05 |
More and more I'm falling in love with this fly. It is courtship. Small male, jumping and nodding head, jump a semecircle behind flegmatic female. Then, male stop tete-a--tete, asking - OK now? During my observation reply was always not (yet?). Thus, male go on courtship.
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| Kahis |
Posted on 28-10-2006 19:18
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I guess the white face is a visual stimulant for the female. Or at least the male hopes it is  "Look at me, look at me, I'm the Best, the best, the b" hut, hut, hut "can I stop now pretty please?" sigh "est the best look at me jumping and nodding. Look at me..." Edited by Kahis on 28-10-2006 19:20 Kahis |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 31-10-2006 00:17
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9511 Joined: 24.05.05 |
During the ?field period?, especially with unusually good weather (as it took place during my last trip in Sochi), there is strong envy to spend all time for photographing, collecting and pinning material. It seems rather strange to stay home with key and fly. But afterwards in cold Moscow I discover that if I spend an hour with collected Limnophoras I would immediately find that there are at least two different species of Limnophora (as Tony has supposed). So now I?m trying to understand ?who is who? on this images. First evening results: 1. All flies is from genus Limnophora. Good result. 2. Image 1(?), 4, 5 ? Limnophora riparia 3. Image 2,3 ? another Limnophora Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 31-10-2006 00:35
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9511 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Next result. Totaly I have 11 specimens collected: 6 - L. riparia 3 - L. triangula (image 3) 1 - L. nigripes 1 - L. scrupulosa (image 2) (this name from my old key isn't valid anymore) 
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