Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mintho rufiventris
Posted by hedy2411 on 29-01-2012 15:42
#1
...is this a Thelaira nigripes...?
Found 16-6-2009 in Zeist, Holland
Edited by hedy2411 on 29-01-2012 21:37
Posted by Jason G on 29-01-2012 15:51
#2
Is this not something like
Mintho rufiventris Fallen 1817?
Posted by ChrisR on 29-01-2012 16:01
#3
Yes, that's
Mintho rufiventris - the shape & colouration of the body (laterally compressed abdomen with reddish sides and 2 broad vittae on the thorax) is different from
Thelaira spp. ;)
Edited by ChrisR on 29-01-2012 16:02
Posted by Jason G on 29-01-2012 16:38
#4
I suppose, given the generally-uncommon status of
rufiventris in Europe we should look into the species' prevalance in the area it was seen in. Hedy?
Edited by Jason G on 29-01-2012 16:39
Posted by hedy2411 on 29-01-2012 21:36
#5
Hello Jason,
I don't know exactly where I found it, it is in the surroundings where I live. The M. rufiventris is found throughout the country, see
http://waarneming.nl/soort/maps/19324?from=2009-01-29&to=2012-01-29
Thanks to you and Chris for adding to this topic!
Regards,
Hedy
Posted by ChrisR on 29-01-2012 21:47
#6
Mintho rufiventris is an odd fly - being not exactly rare but scattered in distribution - I have not seen one but they are recorded relatively frequently. They do seem to like to live around buildings in semi-urban areas :)
Edited by ChrisR on 29-01-2012 21:47
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 29-01-2012 22:09
#7
I also found M. rufiventris in a mountain..
Posted by Ginks on 06-02-2012 12:47
#8
Hello Hedy!
I just wanted to say what a good picture you took of
Mintho rufiventris. They seem to like to rest on shiny leaves, don't they? That makes them more difficult to photograph...
I found mine in my garden, close to the house. I live on a suburban housing estate (at least I have a roof over my head, one must be grateful for small mercies...)
Posted by blowave on 06-02-2012 14:31
#9
M. rufiventris also likes to sit on walls or the top of a gate, I have got it on both as well as on a brick by my greenhouse. This year I got it on Laurel leaves basking in the afternoon sun.
Janet