Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Muscidae ID => Phaonia sp
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| tristram |
Posted on 02-11-2011 19:20
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1334 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Photo taken in woodland in Reading, UK, on 2010-07-30. Any idea of its species?
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| tristram |
Posted on 02-11-2011 19:21
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1334 Joined: 27.06.10 |
And from a slightly different angle:
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| nielsyese |
Posted on 02-11-2011 21:31
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 Member Location: Yerseke, NL Posts: 2383 Joined: 13.02.09 |
Phaonia cf. valida male |
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| tristram |
Posted on 02-11-2011 22:40
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1334 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Of course, now I see it. There are even some small patches of orange on the scutellum. At the time I took the photos I should also have noticed the size (valida are normally larger than other Phaonia species) but it was over a year ago and I don't remember. Male valida seem to be rarer than females: I have photos of several females in my collection but only this one male. Edited by tristram on 02-11-2011 22:42 |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 03-11-2011 22:00
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
The scutellum isn't very yellow for a male P. valida...
Stephane. |
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