Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscid from Rugia Island

Posted by Sundew on 05-04-2010 23:31
#1

Hi,
Ten days ago I came across this sunbathing Muscid. It did not allow for a shot from above, so I hope the side-face will do. The arista is feathery.
Seen in a riding stable on Rugia close to the Baltic shore.
Thanks for help, Sundew

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 05-04-2010 23:39
#2

Phaonia subventa

Posted by Sundew on 06-04-2010 00:46
#3

Well, I should have recognized that common species! However, the Ph. subventa pics of my collection looked a bit different to me. The bristles of the head, though similarly arranged, seemed to be not that long and eye-catching (see below). So I thought it might be another species. But perhaps it was only a matter of light and shadow...
Many thanks, Nikita,
Sundew

Edited by Sundew on 06-04-2010 00:47