Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Phthiria sp.
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| Carlo Monari |
Posted on 14-09-2025 17:35
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Member Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 271 Joined: 28.04.11 |
Body lenght should be around 6 mm. Photo taken in Tuscany, Italy, altitude 280 m asl. Is it determinable at species level?
Carlo Monari attached the following image:  [178.68Kb] Edited by Carlo Monari on 25-09-2025 16:14 Best regards, Carlo |
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| eklans |
Posted on 14-09-2025 18:35
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4271 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Buona sera Carlo, I think it's a Phthiria sp., but not P. minuta. Maybe P. vagans or P. gaedii?
Greetings, Eric |
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| Carlo Monari |
Posted on 15-09-2025 12:18
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Member Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 271 Joined: 28.04.11 |
Thanks Eric, yes, Phthiria fits much better.. I don't have reliable keys for italian/mediterranean Bomblyliidae; do you have anything to suggest?
Best regards, Carlo |
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| eklans |
Posted on 15-09-2025 15:49
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4271 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hello Carlo, for researching Bombylidae and other diptera of the Mediterranean region I use: Galerie du Monde de Diptéres: https://galerie-i...ae_01.html Website of Alain Ramel: http://aramel.fre...r-11.shtml A. KATBEH-BADER & S. ARABYAT (2002): The bee flies of Jordan, download here: https://www.zobod...3-0384.pdf and Phthiria sp. key for Swiss fauna: https://scnat.ch/...and_6_2013 Greetings, Eric |
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