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 Anthomyia liturata female?
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 31-05-2012 05:17
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Seen a few days ago..sandy grassland above a beach..anywhere close to correct ..or talking crap as usual  ?
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 31-05-2012 05:18
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
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| Michael Ackland |
Posted on 31-05-2012 10:05
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Member Location: Dorset UK Posts: 680 Joined: 23.02.08 |
I think you are right! Either A. liturata or the closely related confusana Mich. which has a touch or orange on some tibia. Females of these two species difficult to separate, but the males have different genitalia. A. liturata is much more common. I have caught liturata in N. Scotland (Dornoch) but not confusanea so far north. Note the dark parafacial/frontal sheen (also one on gena. |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 01-06-2012 07:54
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thank you Michael. Anthomyia confusanea is actually on my checklist for Shetland;- http://www.nature...iptera.htm and I only suggested the name for this fly because it "looked" like a female version of an earlier thread;- http://www.dipter...ost_208004 Regards Roger |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 01-06-2012 10:31
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
On the male in the other thread I think it is just possible to make out two ad setae on the mid tibia (though the angle is not ideal), which would indicate A. liturata. Maybe also in the top image here? You could probably see better on the original image. Confusanea has only one. |
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