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 Muscidae; Limnophora? Zambia
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 08-02-2012 14:33
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 Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Place: Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia. Date: 10 September 2011. Habitat: damp earth under mature hedgerow, within ornamental garden. Size: Probably 5-6mm. Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [130.71Kb] Edited by Will van Niekerk on 08-02-2012 15:21 |
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| Michael Ackland |
Posted on 08-02-2012 15:00
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Member Location: Dorset UK Posts: 680 Joined: 23.02.08 |
It is one of the Anthomyia look-alikes, but is actually a muscid; note the large lower squamae, and the shape of the head. Also the shape of the black marks on the abdomen are different from Anthomyia. Sorry I can't say what the Muscid genus is, but it is many years since I looked at muscids. |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 08-02-2012 15:01
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9561 Joined: 24.05.05 |
It is Muscidae, probably Limnophora
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 08-02-2012 15:20
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Thanks! Updating title to reflect. |
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