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 Ephydridae, not Tephritidae
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| Sundew |
Posted on 27-03-2008 17:51
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Today I met a very small fly sitting on the house wall. Only by strong magnification of the photos I found that it had checkered wings and thus could be a Tephritid. Though the detail pics are very bad because of the overmagnification I would like to show them. Perhaps the experts recognize the fly nevertheless. Thanks in advance, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [138.7Kb] Edited by Sundew on 27-03-2008 18:32 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 27-03-2008 18:10
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9459 Joined: 24.05.05 |
It is Ephydridae. Scatophila (or Limnellia), I think. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 27-03-2008 18:22
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 Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
I can confirm it's no Tephritid. And I think Nikita is right with Ephydridae, where my knowledge ends... John |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 27-03-2008 18:30
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Ah - in Juergen's forum I found identical photos (even on the same background - white house wall!) of Limnellia quadrata. I have no doubt that mine is the same species. Many thanks, Nikita and John! Sundew Edited by Sundew on 27-03-2008 18:31 |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 27-03-2008 22:17
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7286 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I can confirm that this is Limnellia quadrata 
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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