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.