Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscid 5<Morellia hortorum (M)..ID'd by Stephane Lebrun

Posted by Roger Thomason on 13-06-2009 19:16
#1

The last one for today...nicely coloured sitting on Ribes Hedge this morning..ID?

Edited by Roger Thomason on 14-06-2009 10:23

Posted by Roger Thomason on 13-06-2009 19:16
#2

2

Posted by Roger Thomason on 13-06-2009 19:17
#3

3rd and last Muscid for today....few more to come tomorrow....

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 13-06-2009 19:33
#4

Male Morellia sp.

Posted by Roger Thomason on 13-06-2009 20:11
#5

Thanks Stephane
I only have one Morellia on my Checklist which is M.importuna. Could this be it?
Regards Roger

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 13-06-2009 20:32
#6

I don't know M. importuna, should be an old synonym of...I can't find.
My guess is Morellia hortorum given the frons width. Maybe M. importuna is a synonym of this species.

Posted by Roger Thomason on 14-06-2009 10:20
#7

Thanks Stephane
I found M.importuna Haliday, by Googling it...old name I think...so M.hortorum it is :).

Regards Roger
Hope you sat in a darkened room with a large glass of wine following busy day ID'ing Muscidae yesterday ;).

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 14-06-2009 20:34
#8

It was with the whole bottle...Hic.