Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Oscinella frit - Chloropidae 2

Posted by hedy2411 on 16-02-2013 00:06
#1
Can this fly be named..?
Found 2-8-2011 in Zeist, Holland
Edited by hedy2411 on 25-10-2013 22:25

Posted by Sara21392 on 19-02-2013 15:39
#2
Oscinella sp.

Posted by von Tschirnhaus on 13-05-2013 17:31
#3
Oscinella sp., probably O. frit (L., 1758) (Chloropidae), the extremely harmful agricultural pest. (O. maura, O. pusilla and O. nigerrima can be excluded). The regurgitation droplet is a typical feeding mechanism of flies. It is repeatedly produced in order to thicken the viscosity of the ingested food.
Edited by von Tschirnhaus on 13-05-2013 17:37

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 13-05-2013 17:33
#4
There is a long thread concerning the described mechanism here:
http://diptera.in...ad_id=1016