Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which fly?
Posted by jezlee on 05-08-2010 13:18
#1
Another one found feeding on umbelifers in my Wolverhampton garden - can anybody help with an ID?
Edited by jezlee on 05-08-2010 13:19
Posted by Paul Beuk on 05-08-2010 13:58
#2
Muscidae:
Phaonia. Perhaps
angelicae?
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 05-08-2010 14:04
#3
I think so. We can't see if there are some pv on mid tibia, but overall appearance and additional pd on hind tibia (basally) tell me it is
P. angelicae too.
Posted by jezlee on 05-08-2010 14:43
#4
Many thanks for your help, Paul and Stephane! Is there ONE identifying feature which tells you this is Muscidae, perhaps wing venation? I am trying to learn to identify these myself and would appreciate all the help I can get! :)
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 06-08-2010 11:12
#5
Wing venation could be the ONE, providing that you can see all its characteristic veins (rarely the case on picture).