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Muscidae? Hydrotaea? (10.11.19) --> Hydrotaea sp. and Fannia sp. (females)
Juergen Peters
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Hello,

I am not sure, whether these three flies at our housewall yesterday (northwest Germany) are all the same species. The first two (~4.5 mm) have a white spot just above the antennae, the third one (~ 4 mm) seems not.
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Fanniidae -- tip of Sc straight and parafrontals widest in middle.

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Hello John,

John Carr wrote:
Fanniidae -- tip of Sc straight and parafrontals widest in middle.
Edit: Comment applies to last photo only.


thanks! Maybe the female of the male Fannia, I posted before (?).
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Jurgen, 1st and 2nd images - female Hydrotaea; 3rd - as John wrote female Fannia.
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Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
Jurgen, 1st and 2nd images - female Hydrotaea; 3rd - as John wrote female Fannia.


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