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 Scathophagidae or Heleomyzidae (?) with Entomophthora muscae fungus
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:03
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi Today I went to Serra da Estrela (near the highest point of mailand Portugal - it is near from here.). Some wind, some snow... but a beautiful day. Unfortunately I saw very few flies. One species of Rhagionidae (with very dark wings); some chironomids (as always.. ), perhaps some platypezids (in swarm?); and this dead fly by fungi: Entomophthora muscae. Could you provide the correct ID?  This fly was spotted about 1600 m, in Nave de Santo Ant?nio (part of ancient glacier) in a cervunal habitat with cervum, and near some Taxus sp.; Pinus sp. ; some Quercus sp. (this was about 1 km from the local where I spotted this fly). jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [191.18Kb] |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 06-05-2007 21:18
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7327 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Difficult to be 100% certain, but it does look like Scathophaga stercoraria, female.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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