Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscidae from Belgium

Posted by Jeroen K on 19-08-2010 16:09
#1

This one was resting on a birch (Betula) in my garden, Kapellen, Belgium. Is it a sarcophagid and is it possible to say more? Thanks in advance!

Edited by Jeroen K on 19-08-2010 16:45

Posted by Jeroen K on 19-08-2010 16:09
#2

Picture 2:

Posted by Jeroen K on 19-08-2010 16:10
#3

Picture 3:

Posted by ChrisR on 19-08-2010 16:25
#4

A muscid - change the subject ;)

Posted by Jeroen K on 19-08-2010 16:47
#5

Thanks, Chris. When I look through the Gallery it looks like Musca to me, but I will wait for an expert.

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 19-08-2010 20:04
#6

Male Muscina prolapsa.

Posted by Jeroen K on 20-08-2010 16:45
#7

Merci beaucoup, Stephane! Which charachteristics lead you to this species?

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 20-08-2010 19:27
#8

Tip of scutellum reddish + vein R4+5 gently bent = Muscina.
Tibiae not yellow : not M. stabulans nor M. angustifrons.
Antennae partly reddish and apex of cell r4+5 not broad : not M. levida.
Abdomen with shifting black and silver pattern + calypter not enlarged : not M. pascuorum.
Remains M. prolapsa.

Edited by Stephane Lebrun on 20-08-2010 21:24

Posted by Jeroen K on 21-08-2010 14:42
#9

Thank you very much for this information.