Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Megaselia scalaris.
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 05-02-2021 13:59
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
Photos 10 Sep 2019, Badem, RLP, Germany. Small fly 5mm or less.
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 05-02-2021 14:00
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
Lateral view.
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 05-02-2021 16:35
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2170 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Phoridae
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 06-02-2021 13:25
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
Thanks for your help. |
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| Ectemnius |
Posted on 06-02-2021 15:22
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Member Location: The Netherlands Posts: 865 Joined: 22.11.11 |
Hi Jim, The 'hunger fly' is a Calliphoridae, may times the size of this one. It looks like Megaselia scalaris, this one. Paul will know better. Kind regards, Ectemnius Edited by Ectemnius on 06-02-2021 15:24 |
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 08-02-2021 13:01
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
Thanks for your help -- after being pointed in the direction of Phoridae, I had listed it as possible Megaselia scalaris; thanks for confirming this. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 10-02-2021 11:33
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What were the collecting circumstances?
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 10-02-2021 14:28
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
I often collect flies from the side of my house & I believe that was the case for this one since I didn't record a tree or flower. I often put specimen into my garage that is cool & dark so that they can calm down before I take a photo the next morning. This one died before I could get a photo. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 10-02-2021 17:03
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Human environment makes Megaselia scalaris more likely. No 100% certainty, though, because the image is not entirely clear.
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| Jim Senn |
Posted on 14-02-2021 12:51
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Member Location: Badem, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Posts: 596 Joined: 21.01.21 |
Thanks for your help. |
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