Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Drosophilidae

Posted by Roger Thomason on 18-07-2011 00:31
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Found a couple of days ago feeding on Tormentil. ID'able?

Posted by Roger Thomason on 18-07-2011 00:31
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Posted by Roger Thomason on 18-07-2011 00:32
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Posted by djo on 18-07-2011 11:19
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I would guess that it's Scaptomyza (I can only see 4 rows of achrostichal setulae). It doesn't have the very grey/stripy looking mesonotum of S. pallida, but I think pallida is very variable

(4 rows achrostichal setulae seems to rule out pallida - but the key then becomes hard!)

Edited by djo on 18-07-2011 11:24

Posted by djo on 19-07-2011 09:05
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Oh well - looks like no-one else is going to offer an opinion! (I wouldn't have too much faith in mine, if I were you!)