Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Mintho rufiventris
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| hedy2411 |
Posted on 29-01-2012 15:42
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 Member Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5242 Joined: 20.11.09 |
...is this a Thelaira nigripes...? Found 16-6-2009 in Zeist, Holland hedy2411 attached the following image:  [87.82Kb] Edited by hedy2411 on 29-01-2012 21:37 |
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| Jason G |
Posted on 29-01-2012 15:51
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 Member Location: London UK Posts: 136 Joined: 22.12.08 |
Is this not something like Mintho rufiventris Fallen 1817?
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 29-01-2012 16:01
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes, that's Mintho rufiventris - the shape & colouration of the body (laterally compressed abdomen with reddish sides and 2 broad vittae on the thorax) is different from Thelaira spp. 
Edited by ChrisR on 29-01-2012 16:02 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Jason G |
Posted on 29-01-2012 16:38
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Member Location: London UK Posts: 136 Joined: 22.12.08 |
I suppose, given the generally-uncommon status of rufiventris in Europe we should look into the species' prevalance in the area it was seen in. Hedy?
Edited by Jason G on 29-01-2012 16:39 London's Insects http://londoninve...hostia.com |
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| hedy2411 |
Posted on 29-01-2012 21:36
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Member Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5242 Joined: 20.11.09 |
Hello Jason, I don't know exactly where I found it, it is in the surroundings where I live. The M. rufiventris is found throughout the country, see http://waarneming.nl/soort/maps/19324?from=2009-01-29&to=2012-01-29 Thanks to you and Chris for adding to this topic! Regards, Hedy |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 29-01-2012 21:47
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Mintho rufiventris is an odd fly - being not exactly rare but scattered in distribution - I have not seen one but they are recorded relatively frequently. They do seem to like to live around buildings in semi-urban areas 
Edited by ChrisR on 29-01-2012 21:47 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 29-01-2012 22:09
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I also found M. rufiventris in a mountain.. |
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| Ginks |
Posted on 06-02-2012 12:47
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 Member Location: Mid-Essex Posts: 69 Joined: 05.01.12 |
Hello Hedy! I just wanted to say what a good picture you took of Mintho rufiventris. They seem to like to rest on shiny leaves, don't they? That makes them more difficult to photograph... I found mine in my garden, close to the house. I live on a suburban housing estate (at least I have a roof over my head, one must be grateful for small mercies...) TTFN, Ginks http://www.flickr...ug-hunter/ |
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| blowave |
Posted on 06-02-2012 14:31
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 Member Location: LINCOLN, UK Posts: 3151 Joined: 27.06.07 |
M. rufiventris also likes to sit on walls or the top of a gate, I have got it on both as well as on a brick by my greenhouse. This year I got it on Laurel leaves basking in the afternoon sun. Janet http://cubits.org... |
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