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 Compost fly 2
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| Margaret Leggoe |
Posted on 06-10-2012 02:55
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Member Location: Australia Posts: 15 Joined: 03.10.12 |
Another fly very common in my compost bin. It is a little smaller than Drosophila and darker in colour. Would love to be able to file it away with a name. I am really enjoying the help I am getting on this site.
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 06-10-2012 03:45
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Scatopsidae; Don't know which ones you have "down under"  ...in Oz I mean!!http://www.dipter...lbum_id=89 |
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| DipTas |
Posted on 06-10-2012 09:24
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 Member Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 41 Joined: 29.04.11 |
Looking at Cook's Australian review (1971) - the long R3 and the general look, I would think this is likely the introduced Scatopse notata? I would be interested to know if our European dipteran friends think this fly fits that species. Tony |
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| Margaret Leggoe |
Posted on 06-10-2012 09:53
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Member Location: Australia Posts: 15 Joined: 03.10.12 |
Thank you Roger and Tony! |
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| DipTas |
Posted on 15-10-2012 07:58
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Member Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 41 Joined: 29.04.11 |
Mucha's recent post might be worth following: http://www.dipter...ost_218674 Edited by DipTas on 16-10-2012 07:16 |
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