Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Pegomya, Sussex
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 18-05-2012 18:21
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 Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
I haven't yet been right about this one (one wonder why I keep trying). But I'm fairly sure this is one I've mistakenly called Pegomya before... Between windbreak (Birch?) and recently tilled field. Bosham, West sussex 17 March 2012. Apologies for poor quality of image. It wasn't mad keen on flash (unlike Tipulids, who seem to bask in it and thereby give me many more chances to get bad images). Will van Niekerk attached the following image:  [85.01Kb] Edited by Will van Niekerk on 19-05-2012 10:00 |
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| oxycera |
Posted on 18-05-2012 19:53
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Member Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire Posts: 251 Joined: 31.12.09 |
Classic Pegomyia I would have thought. |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 18-05-2012 20:33
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
Finally! Thanks for the confirmation, also I'm unclear, is it Pegomya or Pegomyia? I seem to be seeing both spellings around. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 18-05-2012 22:33
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
It's actually Pegomya, named by the etymologically-challenged Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy, who was also responsible for Hylemya. -myia, -mya and -myza are all variants of the Greek word for fly (myia), and we are stuck with whatever spelling the original author chose.
Edited by Stephen R on 18-05-2012 22:39 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 19-05-2012 00:06
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10662 Joined: 22.10.10 |
In some cases we can enjoy both spellings, e.g. Anthomyia and Anthomyza. |
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| Will van Niekerk |
Posted on 19-05-2012 10:00
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Member Location: UK Posts: 508 Joined: 16.11.11 |
I suppose when you've got to find unique names for however many thousand flies, it makes sense to make the most of your options. And of course M. Robneau-Desvody left us something to remember him by (see what I did there?). Thanks, updating title to suit. |
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