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 Metallic flies
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| Tony T |
Posted on 30-09-2007 19:28
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Shiny metallic species, blue, green, black, occur in several families and a thread on this topic referring to these species may be useful for initial identification. Here is #1: Initially I thought this fly was a Lonchaeid because of its similarity to: See: HERE. But it has too many dorsocentral setae. It is a blueish-black metallic fly, length 7.5 mm (28 September, NB, Canada). EDIT: Thanks Nikita and Kahis #1 Muscidae: Hydrotaea sp., female Tony T attached the following image:  [56.43Kb] Edited by Tony T on 01-10-2007 01:34 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 30-09-2007 19:34
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9475 Joined: 24.05.05 |
It is female of Hydrotaea, Muscidae. Can't say more about Nearctic species...
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 30-09-2007 19:54
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
It looks like the widespread to the holarctic species Hydrotaea ignava, but you may have other, similar species in NA.
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| crex |
Posted on 30-09-2007 21:53
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Families that have more or less metallic looking species ... Muscidae (as mentioned) Calliphoridae Dolichopodidae Stratiomyidae ... and probably more |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 30-09-2007 22:02
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Acroceridae --> Lasia spp. ; Eulonchus spp. but I'm not sure if it these are Palearctic. At least, I know they are Holarctic. Milichiidae ---> Madiza (glabra); etc Sepsidae.  Indeed, there are lots of families with metallic flies. |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 01-10-2007 01:44
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
jorgemotalmeida wrote: Sepsidae. See: HERE Sepsidae: Sepsis punctum |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 02-10-2007 14:06
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Muscidae > Neomyia viridescens (female) See: HERE Stephane Lebrun wrote:
Neomyia are very similar to Lucilia in appearance because of the angular bent on vein M, but Neomyia have got shiny metallic green frons, occiput and genae (....). In female, the frons is very wide, with broad orbitale plates. Edited by Tony T on 02-10-2007 14:07 |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 04-10-2007 14:00
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Calliphoridae > Chrysomya albiceps (male) See: HERE |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 22-04-2008 10:40
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Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
Gymnochaeta viridis (Tachinidae) This one surprised me: SEE HERE Edited by Tony T on 22-04-2008 10:40 |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 22-04-2008 11:59
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Don't forget about metallic syrphids, like THIS ( http://www.dipter...d_id=10476 ) one! Greetings, Edited by Gerard Pennards on 22-04-2008 12:00 Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 22-04-2008 13:15
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
How to ID the very common Lucilia sericata http://www.dipter...ad_id=8290 Further info on how to separate from L cuprina http://www.dipter...d_id=12031 (unlikely for northern Europe and if no sheep anywhere near.) Susan |
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