Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Portugese Linnaemya? --> Nemoraea pellucida
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| Auratus |
Posted on 15-09-2011 11:46
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Member Location: Edam - Netherlands Posts: 423 Joined: 24.05.10 |
Is Linnaemya correct and can the species be determined? Specimen collected near Porto on the 15th of August in the vicinity of a reservoir. Size 14 mm. Thanks in advance Auratus attached the following image:  [168.02Kb] Edited by Auratus on 15-09-2011 13:59 Greetings, Jan |
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| Auratus |
Posted on 15-09-2011 11:49
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Member Location: Edam - Netherlands Posts: 423 Joined: 24.05.10 |
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Auratus attached the following image:  [131.52Kb] Greetings, Jan |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 15-09-2011 13:43
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Check the calyptrae - they will have long hairs on the dorsal surface because it is a male Nemoraea pellucida 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Auratus |
Posted on 15-09-2011 13:58
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Member Location: Edam - Netherlands Posts: 423 Joined: 24.05.10 |
Chris, you are absolutely right. Thanks for the ID Greetings, Jan |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 15-09-2011 14:14
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
No problem - Nemoraea are the only species in western Europe with hairy calyptrae (I think) so they come out of the key fairly easily and early. 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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