Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Bengalia? Zambia
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 08-02-2012 14:43
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 Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
A previously uploaded fly turned out to be Bengalia, which I thought this one might also be. As evidenced by my previous posts, my thinking that two flies are related is not much to go by, so it seems inevitable that I should offer it up for someone to point me, if not in the right direction, at least back out of the wrong one. Place: Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia. Habitat: concrete wall bordering citrus orchard. Date: 25 August 2011. size: perhaos 10-11mm. Biggish housefly sized. Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [149.35Kb] |
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| sd |
Posted on 08-02-2012 15:22
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
Yes, should be Bengalia. Look out for Cordylobia, in more ways than one, which looks similar but has a very different life history Steve |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 08-02-2012 16:24
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
I'm intrigued - as Bengalia's thieving ways are bizarre enough, what does Cordylobia do for a living? EDIT - hang on, google informs me that Cordylobia parasitises mammals - it wouldn't be the Putse, would it? If it is, I've met and raised as many as I want to. Edited by Will van Niekerk on 08-02-2012 16:26 |
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| sd |
Posted on 08-02-2012 21:28
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
You've hit the spot -- if you'll excuse the pun Steve |
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