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 [Anthomyia sp.] Fine-spotted Anthomyia procellaris ?
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| bobabar |
Posted on 14-08-2023 17:13
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Member Location: Posts: 54 Joined: 18.11.13 |
Good morning ! It looks like the supposed title species, but the fineness of its black spots and their shape is a bit surprising. Female (well separated eyes, large abdomen).  Bobabar : France : Cergy : 95000 : 07/08/2023 Altitude : 85 m - Taille : Lc = 4 - 5 mm (estimated) Réf. : 328293  Bobabar : France : Cergy : 95000 : 07/08/2023 Altitude : 85 m - Taille : Lc = 4 - 5 mm (estimated) Réf. : 328294 Bobabar, France, Cergy (25 km northwest of Paris) Edited by bobabar on 18-08-2023 09:15 |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 14-08-2023 23:22
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14364 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, looks like Anthomyia pluvialis (female) to me. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| bobabar |
Posted on 15-08-2023 11:56
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Member Location: Posts: 54 Joined: 18.11.13 |
Thanks you, Juergen ! |
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| bobabar |
Posted on 17-08-2023 22:13
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Member Location: Posts: 54 Joined: 18.11.13 |
Please, what criteria are you looking at here to distinguish it from Anthomyia procellaris? |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 17-08-2023 22:59
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14364 Joined: 11.09.04 |
bobabar wrote: Please, what criteria are you looking at here to distinguish it from Anthomyia procellaris? You mentioned it already: the thorax markings are much thicker in A. procellaris. Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [134.77Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Carlo Monari |
Posted on 18-08-2023 05:51
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Member Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 271 Joined: 28.04.11 |
With reference to the key for females in Verner Michelsen's paper: The Anthomyia pluvialis complex in Europe (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Sytematic Entomology (1980) 5, 281-290, it can't be Anthomyia pluvialis: even if somewhat slender, the dorsal black spots are confluent with the spots at the wing base, so it should be either quinquemaculata or procellaris, but more likely procellaris due to the grey area on scutellum.
Best regards, Carlo |
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| bobabar |
Posted on 18-08-2023 09:17
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Member Location: Posts: 54 Joined: 18.11.13 |
Thanks you Carlo. Your arguments are ours in favor of A. procellaris. Other opinions? Edited by bobabar on 18-08-2023 09:18 |
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