Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombyliidae? (canaries) -> Villa sp.
Posted by Michael Becker on 16-02-2010 06:54
#1
Hello,
this photo of a one-eyed fly is from last april from a barranco in western Tenerife. Is this a Bombyliidae? Can perhaps something be said about genus and/or species despite the damaged head?
Thanks,
Michael
Edited by Michael Becker on 16-02-2010 18:33
Posted by David Gibbs on 16-02-2010 10:33
#2
female
Villa
Posted by Michael Becker on 16-02-2010 18:32
#3
Hello David,
many thanks for your answer. According to the Fauna Europaea there are only 4 Villa species on the canaries: V. albiventris, V. fasciata, V. nigriceps and V. nigrifrons. Do you know, wheter they are distinguishable by photo, or only by their genital?
Michael
Posted by David Gibbs on 16-02-2010 19:14
#4
yours is a female so only with difficulty.
Posted by Michael Becker on 16-02-2010 19:51
#5
Ok, thank you nevertheless.
Michael