Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Opomyzidae - Opomyza florum (female) from Serra de Montesinho

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 16-07-2010 16:32
#1

Which Opomyza is?

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 17-07-2010 12:01

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 16-07-2010 16:37
#2

another...

Posted by Jan Willem on 17-07-2010 11:00
#3

Female Opomyza florum. Do you have more details? I think this species has not been recorded from Portugal before.

Edited by Jan Willem on 17-07-2010 11:04

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 17-07-2010 12:00
#4

I will make more photos. Next week.
I know Opomyzidae family is very poorly known in Portugal. I will try to collect more opomyzids so we can do an article on this family.


Posted by Rui Andrade on 20-07-2010 22:23
#5

I think I've also collected this species in Montesinho.:)

Posted by Rui Andrade on 20-07-2010 22:24
#6

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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 20-07-2010 22:29
#7

great! See? And you saw your first Chaoboridae. So the trip was worthy of Diptera. Don't forget that oestrids are hard to find.

Posted by Rui Andrade on 20-07-2010 22:34
#8

Of course it was worthy, but a shame that flies didn't enter in some open mouths:P

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 20-07-2010 22:42
#9

There were many taurus there with open mouths in Lama Grande... you should go with them. :p Or you should take off the T-shirt in Lama Grande and wait for an oestrid to parasite yourself.

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 20-07-2010 22:42

Posted by Rui Andrade on 20-07-2010 22:44
#10

jorgemotalmeida wrote:
...and wait for an oestrid to parasite yourself.


It would certainly be better:D

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 21-07-2010 09:17
#11

This fly was found near 41.944542 N, 6.769360 W.
Very near Montesinho village.

http://maps.googl...h&z=18 - URL of the precise local

Photos of the habitat:
www.diptera.info/forum/attachments/dscf3377.jpg


Collected by sweeping with the entomological net at about 11.30 am.