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 Syrphid with a fungus
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 07-10-2007 22:14
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! At the moment I find many flies infected with Entomophthora muscae or some other fungus. Most are Muscids or Calliphorids (Pollenia), but today there was also a Syrphid. Can the fly be determined? Found on a meadow, Ostwestfalen/Germany. Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [50.08Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 08-10-2007 02:24
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
i used to find them with the head more near the ground. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 08-10-2007 02:35
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Jorge! jorgemotalmeida wrote: i used to find them with the head more near the ground. Perhaps I am not looking enough at the ground, but I often find those infected flies sitting (or should I say sticking?) on walls or halms - like this Pollenia (also from yesterday). Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [27.09Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 08-10-2007 02:44
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I saw only Syrphidae, Scathophagidae being killed by this fungi. The typical position is to spread much more easily the spores. |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 08-10-2007 21:46
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
The syrphid is a female Melanostoma, probably mellinum! Greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 08-10-2007 22:17
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14115 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Gerard! Gerard Pennards wrote: The syrphid is a female Melanostoma, probably mellinum! Thanks! M. mellinum and scalare are still numerous here at the moment, but the orange markings looked somewhat strange to me. But this is maybe because the abdomen segments are spread by the fungus... Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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