Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Phaonia sp.
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| Isidro |
Posted on 24-08-2025 09:07
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
25th July 2025. Europe, Spain, Pyrenees mountains, Lérida, Comes de Rubió. About 2000 meters over sea. Alpine pastures heavily grazed by cattle and horses, with scattered to dense pines (Pinus uncinata) and basically no other woody plants. Resting in a pine stump. Size more or less as a Calliphora. Any idea of the species? Thanks!   |
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| eklans |
Posted on 24-08-2025 11:20
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4465 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Probably a male Phaonia valida.
Greetings, Eric |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 24-08-2025 12:25
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
Many thanks Eric!! |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 24-08-2025 13:49
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9536 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Yes, I agree. There is one more character never mentioned in identification keys, because it works only on alive or very freshly collected specimens: eyes brownish - Ph. errans eyes reddish - Ph. valida Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 24-08-2025 14:28
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2101 Joined: 26.04.07 |
That's very useful! Thanks! |
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| eklans |
Posted on 25-08-2025 09:45
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4465 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Thanks for the interesting add-on to the Phaonia characters. I'll check my Phaonia images accordingly!
Greetings, Eric |
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