Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hermetia illucens? @ Portugal

Posted by Del on 27-07-2009 22:12
#1
Asking for confirmation on this H. illucens.

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Posted by Rui Andrade on 27-07-2009 22:18
#2
Yes

Posted by Del on 27-07-2009 22:20
#3
Thanks Rui, is it possible to distinguish the male and the female by those photos?

Posted by Rui Andrade on 27-07-2009 22:40
#4
I'm not sure. I think that in females the translucent patches on the abdomen are smaller, but we can't see them in these photos. Maybe someone can say something about it...