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Isidro
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Posted on 11-09-2007 14:48
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 This fly (sorry by the bad picture) was yesterday at Pe?aflor, Aragopn, Spain. Habitat: half-dried pond (cattle pond) with eutrophized (green) water, in the middle of the dry yesiferous steppe-land. Size: about 5-6 mm.

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What is it?
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 Muscidae.. perhaps Coenosia sp.
 
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 Thanks Jorge!

more approximation welcome ;-)
 
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 I know that it's a bad picture, but more opinions always are welcome Wink
 
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 Yup, my opinion is that it's a bad picture too Wink (sorry, couldn't resist that one). But seriously, I don't think you will get a more accurate identification of muscids without super-fine quality pictures of all the relevant parts Smile
 
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 Muscidae, but not Coenosia. My guess would be Limnophora.
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 Thanks Kahis!
Chirs, my camera... is my camera Sad
 
Tony Irwin
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 I'd agree with Kahis that this looks like a Limnophora, though some female Lispe can look similar.
Even with (slightly overexposed) pictures like this, getting a number of different views helps enormously in putting a name to the flies.
Sometimes it does mean getting wet feet! Grin
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 Yes, but the fly can fly... and the water is too humid ;-)
 
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