Thread subject: Diptera.info :: male Rhampomyia

Posted by John Sankey on 16-05-2012 13:52
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13 May 2012
length 4 mm

Edited by John Sankey on 15-10-2012 21:36

Posted by John Sankey on 16-05-2012 13:52
#2

closeup of the eye

Posted by mossnisse on 16-05-2012 14:14
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Rhampomyia (Empididae)

Posted by John Sankey on 16-05-2012 19:42
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Assume this is a male then. Are these eyes normal?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 16-05-2012 22:11
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There are many species that have upper ommatidia larger than lower ommatidia. It happens all over the Diptera order.