Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Atherigona to ID

Posted by Rui Andrade on 07-09-2009 19:53
#1

I hope that an identification is possible for this nice fly.

location: Viana do Castelo, Portugal
date: 25/08/2009

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Posted by Rui Andrade on 11-09-2009 22:05
#2

Is there any hope with this one?:|

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 12-09-2009 09:34
#3

In southern Europe, there are many species that cannot be identified with a picture I think.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 12-09-2009 20:37
#4

I'm back home andI checked my collection -
I'm ready to sign my name under ID as
Atherigona humeralis (Wied.)

Posted by Rui Andrade on 12-09-2009 22:41
#5

Stephane and Nikita, thank you for your comments on this fly. I checked, and it seems that A. humeralis is not given for the Iberian mainland (Canarias only), so it’s a nice record.:)