Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyiidae ? (Anthomyia liturata m)

Posted by Michael Ackland on 06-11-2008 12:29
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It's a male of Anthomyia, liturata group which don't have the black and white thoracic pattern of the pluvialis group. It is either Anthomyia liturata RD or confusanea Michelsen, the difference is in the genitalia. How do I recognize these two species? Because the crossveins are somewhat clouded which is unusual in Anthomyiidae. A. liturata is the more common species.