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 Green fly flying, Peru
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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-01-2012 12:52
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Probably hard to say with any certainty from this photo, but would Ornidia cf. obesa be a reasonable semi-educated guess? I saw 4-5 of these flies, each hovering in its own place, about 1 meter above the ground. Occasionally one would get too close to another one, and they would chase each other. 5 January 2012, Paracas, coastal Peru, irrigated garden area in a very arid climate. Stephen attached the following image:  [34.73Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-01-2012 13:40
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Ornidia is okay, but I expect Menno will tell you there may be several closely resembling species in the area.
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| Menno Reemer |
Posted on 20-01-2012 16:08
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There are several closely resembling species in the area! (I wonder how Paul manages to read my mind.) They may be told apart from pictures sometimes, but not from this one, at least not by me. Ornidia obesa is the most common species. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 20-01-2012 16:30
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Menno Reemer wrote: A similar question was asked before and you gave that answer. I will not claim to have that knowledge myself and give you the proper credit this way. 'Ere wie ere toekomt.'
(I wonder how Paul manages to read my mind.) Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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