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 Richardiidae, Fly drinking at extrafloral nectary, Brazil
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| Stephen |
Posted on 05-06-2012 22:14
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
This fly had a metallic blue abdomen. It was feeding on an extrafloral nectary on an Inga tree (Inga sp.). Length to apex of abdomen 7 mm. In a hotel garden, on the banks of the Rio Negro, Amazonas state, Brazil. 20 May 2012. Stephen attached the following image:  [129.78Kb] Edited by Stephen on 08-06-2012 23:25 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 05-06-2012 22:14
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Another angle.
Stephen attached the following image:  [145.15Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 08-06-2012 11:51
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I just found this photo with a substantially different angle. Different individual, different plant, but same species of fly I believe.
Stephen attached the following image:  [132.18Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 08-06-2012 12:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10625 Joined: 22.10.10 |
My guess is Tephritoidea (but not Tephritidae). Several genera have independently evolved marked wings and convergent R5 and M. |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 08-06-2012 13:01
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks, John. I just ran across a photo of a very similar fly from Costa Rica, on the blog of our BugGuide friend Troy Bartlett: http://naturecloseups.com/posts/subjects/richardiid-flies He says of his photo "I’m pretty sure this fly is a species in the family Richardiidae." --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Eric Fisher |
Posted on 08-06-2012 17:59
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 Member Location: California Posts: 435 Joined: 19.05.06 |
Stephen, This is a Richardiidae. Include this name in your title -- to attract the attention of an expert like Nosferatumyia or John Smit for further identification. |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 08-06-2012 23:26
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks, Eric!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 03-07-2012 21:10
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Obviously, a Richardia sp., but hardly further ID is possible w/o micro details of femoral chaetotaxy.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 03-07-2012 21:11 Val |
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