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| Sundew |
Posted on 02-11-2011 23:13
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Hi, This little yellow fly I saw in southern Brandenburg in July. It was almost too small for my camera, so the pics are no good quality, I am sorry. The uppermost photo is from another day than the lower; however, I am quite convinced that it is the same species if not the same fly. As the arista is long plumose, I thought of a Drosophilid. The eyes seem to be hairy. Can a genus be ascertained? Many thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [164.77Kb] |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 03-11-2011 07:58
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Scaptomyza, probably pallida but cannot be entirely certain from these images.
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| Sundew |
Posted on 03-11-2011 12:54
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That's a surprise - I thought I knew Scaptomyza pallida, and I always saw quite dark ones. So there seems to be a considerable variation in colour. Good to know - thanks, Paul! |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 03-11-2011 13:56
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
'Pallida' means pale, so there once must have been pale specimens available for description. 
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| Sundew |
Posted on 03-11-2011 14:54
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Sure, but Simmondsia chinensis is native to California and Canna indica to Central America - just to cite some botanical errors  . Names may give valuable clues but one cannot absolutely count on them...Thanks for the reply nevertheless! |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 03-11-2011 16:38
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Provenance of a specimen is much more likely to be confused than colour, at least when it comes to pale and dark colours. 
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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