Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Rhagoletis meigenii? > Trypeta immaculata
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 19-06-2012 23:52
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Clitheroe UK, 18 June 2012 I found this dead body, which I think is a female Rh. meigenii, not too far from a Mahonia with developing fruit. The only doubt is that most images of this fly in the Forum do not have the dark spot at the anal cell crossvein. Is this unusual? Stephen R attached the following image:  [69.28Kb] Edited by Stephen R on 24-06-2012 10:26 |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 20-06-2012 06:02
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Looks like either Trypeta immaculata (a dandelion leaf miner, known from Scotland) or R. meigenii. Wing pattern is lightly more similar to the first species. However, their variability strongly overlap. Do you have the specimen to take a picture of its antenna (tip rounded/pointed)?
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 20-06-2012 12:46
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Definitely rounded. I guess that means Trypeta?
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 20-06-2012 12:48
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Here's a lateral view of the fly.
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 20-06-2012 12:49
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and a shot of the frons
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 20-06-2012 12:51
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
I thought the ovipositor looked odd, but I think it has just picked up some pollen
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