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medium-sized grey/brown Musca (?)
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Posted on 10-01-2008 00:03
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Hi,
Another fly from Usedom, sunbathing on the small Salix tree in August. The colour recalls Musca domestica, but some details do not match (m-vein too straight?). So I would like to ask you for help.
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Some more pics.
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Looks like Musca autumnalis
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Musca autumnalis - reddish abdomen. and frontalia points to autumnalis, right Tony?
 
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Sounds good - the wing venation matches the pic in the fine compilation of muscid wing venation types under http://popgen.uni...idae2.html. I suppose we are on the right track!
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In domestica, the male abdomen is not so red and the eyes are set slightly further apart (see http://www.dipter...to_id=2612 ). A red-abdomened Musca sunbathing on a leaf in August in Northern Europe will be a male autumnalis. Smile
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That settles the matter! Many thanks indeed,
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