Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phaonia valida
Posted by HTK on 30-03-2022 19:54
#1
Fly near a compost heap. Satzvey, Eifel (West Germany), 30th April 2020. Could it be Hydrophoria linogrisea (Anthomyzidae)?
Edited by HTK on 31-03-2022 13:53
Posted by HTK on 30-03-2022 19:55
#2
Another picture.
Posted by HTK on 30-03-2022 19:56
#3
One more picture.
Posted by John Carr on 30-03-2022 21:52
#4
Family Muscidae
Posted by Juergen Peters on 30-03-2022 22:04
#5
Hello,
I think,
Phaonia (
tuguriorum?).
(And
Hydrophoria would not be Anthomy
zidae, but Anthomy
iidae).
Posted by HTK on 31-03-2022 00:01
#6
Thank you, John and Jürgen, for your identifications and corrections.
Posted by eklans on 31-03-2022 07:55
#7
Hi, 2 pairs of ac before scutellum, transverse veins only slightly infuscated, lower occiput with orange hairs: Phaonia valida, female
Posted by HTK on 31-03-2022 13:52
#8
Hi Eric, thank you very much for your determination to species level.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 01-04-2022 20:21
#9
eklans wrote:Phaonia valida, female
Damn' early for that species. I typically find them here from summer to autumn...
Posted by HTK on 01-04-2022 22:04
#10
Hi Jürgen,
your comment made me think – and check the file details of the original images. According to the file information the pictures were actually taken on September 6, 2021, which fits in perfectly with your observations. The date I entered was that listed on the caption of the images, I don’t know how the wrong date got there. Sorry for the confusion! It looks like your justified question mark can now be removed.