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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 05-09-2007 22:25
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi I would like to hear which are the favourites SPECIES of yours! It could be for aesthetic reasons or something very peculiar on biology/ecology of the fly, or for some other special reason. You can choose 10 favourites (it is not obligatory to fill 10 species. It can be more or less!). I choose 15 flies so far (2007.09.05) I begin... and I will update when I will know some more new species. I will attach links for photos of the species. You can choose other flies besides Palearctic ones.  (no special order below. All are in the same level.) Version 1.0 Ulidiidae - Dorycera sp. -- http://tinyurl.co... Photo by Dimitri Geystor Plastystomatidae - Rivellia syngenisae - http://tinyurl.co... Photo by Rafael Estevez Mythicomyiidae - Cephalodromia sp. (?) - http://tinyurl.co... Photo By Javier G?llego Oestridae (Hypodermatidae) - Portschinskia loewi - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Theo Zeegers (?) Nemestrinidae - Nemestrinus sp. (?) - http://tinyurl.co... Photo by Joaquin Portela Stratiomyidae - Nemotelus pantherinus - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Dima (awesome photo!) Diopsidae - Teleopsis sp. - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Nikita Vikhrev Acroceridae - Cyrtus gibbus - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Jorge Almeida Conopidae - Myopa picta - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Jorge Almeida Nycteribiidae - Undetermined species - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Jorge Almeida Neriidae - Odontoloxozus longicornis - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Stephen Cresswell Conopidae - Stylogaster sp. - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Robin McLeod Bombyliidae - Lepidophora lutea - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Craves Ulidiidae - Callopistromyia annulipes - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Tom Dang Ulidiidae - Trytoxa flepa - http://tinyurl.co... - Photo by Chris Wirth It is extremely hard to make choices of the most interesting/awesome dipters...  I'm almost sure that no one will choose Hippboscidae. There are much more... I will update more later (the updates will be between the asterik **) Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 05-09-2007 23:39 |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 12-09-2007 14:35
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2057 Joined: 26.04.07 |
My favourite fly is Milesia crabroniformis, and also the Leptomydas and Nemestrinus... |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-09-2007 23:53
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
one more for the list: Mycteromyia eriodes (Tabanidae). See here --> http://calacademy...temId=2619 |
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| crex |
Posted on 13-09-2007 06:38
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Jorge, I think it's easier if you mention what flies you don't like |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 13-09-2007 10:57
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
it is impossible, crex.  But I'm sure all of us have favourite flies. I know the choice is not that easy. Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 13-09-2007 10:59 |
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| Iolaire |
Posted on 13-09-2007 13:11
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 Member Location: Langedijk, Netherlands Posts: 192 Joined: 17.08.07 |
I don't really have one or ten favourite flies. I like the Sepsidae because they always seem to wave at me when I'm photographing them!
Best regards, Iolaire |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 13-09-2007 14:36
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Iolaire, remember that waving wings is not exclusive for Sepsidae. For example, Ulidiidae, Platystomatidae also can wave their wings.
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 13-09-2007 16:46 |
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| Iolaire |
Posted on 13-09-2007 16:44
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Member Location: Langedijk, Netherlands Posts: 192 Joined: 17.08.07 |
Jorge, You're completely right. As I have seen just today! I saw a very colourful little fly (orangy with spotted wings) in my garden just a few minutes ago. I'll upload the picture for ID later on. But I'll stay with Sepsidae as one of my favourite flies. They're so tiny and they look as if they're enjoying themselves. Hmmm, I guess it's quite hard to explain really...
Best regards, Iolaire |
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| conopid |
Posted on 15-09-2007 18:32
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Probably the syrphid Sericomyia silentis
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 15-09-2007 19:16
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Apart from any number of small ephydrids, I think my favourite is a male Pogonota barbata - I'll try to find a picture to post.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 15-09-2007 22:41
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
hmm... sounds interesting, Tony. I'm eager looking for that Pogonota. No photos available in the net, at least visible for the public. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 17-09-2007 18:09
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
As promised - here is the male of Pogonota barbata. I had always wanted to find one of these and when I did, it looked even better than I expected. Note the additional cross-veins in the wing, the magnificent beard and the stylish genital hairpiece - all designed to impress the ladies! 
Tony Irwin attached the following image:  [76.55Kb] Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 17-09-2007 19:01
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Apparently I share my style preference (or the lack of) with Tony. One of my favourite flies is Amphipogon flavus. Try to guess the family without looking it up This is a boreal forest fly, with larvae developing in mushrooms.
Kahis attached the following image:  [44.01Kb] Edited by Kahis on 17-09-2007 19:02 Kahis |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 17-09-2007 22:12
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
both resembles a little the Coelopidae family. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-09-2007 00:52
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
piophilidae, kahis? |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 25-09-2007 23:36
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
another one: Ceratitis capitata - in spite of the fact that this can be a plague for crops.  (specially fruit trees) - I spotted dozens of them in orange fruit trees near the coast. Here, in Viseu I never found any C. capitata. |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 07-10-2007 14:42
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7193 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Just to keep the thread going - I think that Cuterebra buccata has got to be one of the cutest, cuddliest flies around - see http://entomology...botfly.jpg
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 07-10-2007 15:51
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 Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Awww - makes you want to go up and tickle it under the chin |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 08-10-2007 02:52
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
wow, Tony! Great! I knew that fly. More suggestions, please. |
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| crex |
Posted on 08-10-2007 06:32
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Tony Irwin wrote: Just to keep the thread going - I think that Cuterebra buccata has got to be one of the cutest, cuddliest flies around - see http://entomology...botfly.jpg The diptera equivalent to the Pug |
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