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 Ephydridae (was "for ID")
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| Amir |
Posted on 06-09-2008 08:28
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 172 Joined: 01.09.08 |
Habitat: relict marshy land near agricultural area (Gahash - Not far of Tel-Aviv, Israel) Size: 2-3mm General view to show the relative size of the fly to the ants and aphids sizes Amir attached the following image:  [61.13Kb] Edited by ChrisR on 07-09-2008 12:14 My insects album http://albums.tap...il/weinman Assorted flies from china http://www.tapuz....1&o=4&ao=1 |
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| Amir |
Posted on 06-09-2008 08:30
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 172 Joined: 01.09.08 |
Close view (Crop from the first photo)
Amir attached the following image:  [102.94Kb] My insects album http://albums.tap...il/weinman Assorted flies from china http://www.tapuz....1&o=4&ao=1 |
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| Amir |
Posted on 06-09-2008 08:34
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 172 Joined: 01.09.08 |
lateral View
Amir attached the following image:  [52.98Kb] My insects album http://albums.tap...il/weinman Assorted flies from china http://www.tapuz....1&o=4&ao=1 |
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| Amir |
Posted on 06-09-2008 08:41
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Member Location: Israel Posts: 172 Joined: 01.09.08 |
Closer look at the Cynanchum acutum flower show many spiderlings of Thomisus onustus pray on this fly. Here one with successful catch Amir attached the following image:  [39.63Kb] Edited by Amir on 06-09-2008 08:42 My insects album http://albums.tap...il/weinman Assorted flies from china http://www.tapuz....1&o=4&ao=1 |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 06-09-2008 09:39
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9462 Joined: 24.05.05 |
It is 2 different flies 3,4 - Hecamede, Ephydridae 1,2 - ? (may be Schoenomyza littorela, small Muscidae) Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 06-09-2008 11:37
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7300 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I think 1 and 2 are a Philygria (Ephydridae). 3 is probably Hecamede, 4 could be an ephydrid, but not enough to say what.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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