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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:00
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
hello flyforum, Yesterday I found this pretty fly on this messy leaf. It was 'cleaning' the leaf with it's mouthparts.. What kind of fly is this busy fly? Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [109.12Kb] |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:01
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
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Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [129.6Kb] Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 06-05-2007 21:01 |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:01
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
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Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [115.24Kb] Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 06-05-2007 21:02 |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:02
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
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Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [109.86Kb] Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 06-05-2007 21:02 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:09
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
i would say Agromyzidae. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:21
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7280 Joined: 19.11.04 |
No, this is Minettia species (Lauxaniidae) - see http://www.dipter...oto_id=436
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| Kahis |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:38
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Minettia longipennis
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:39
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
If it is Dutch, then that would be an almost certainty.
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:46
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
 yes, Amsterdam Forest - 1-05-2007Minettia longipennis (longi - pennis?  ) |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 06-05-2007 22:36
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2076 Joined: 26.04.07 |
penna means feather = wing. Really this fly shows very long wings! |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 07-05-2007 07:37
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Actually, compared to the thorax the wings are not exceptionally long. The abdomen, however, is relatively short. Still, the optical effect is the same. 
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