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 Why would a fly not fly?
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| pierred |
Posted on 15-06-2006 06:43
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 Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1484 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Hello, I observed yesterday in Paris this little yellow fly (4-5mm) which was sucking honeydew dropped by aphids. To go from one leaf to the other, it didn't fly, but jumped. Any idea about the genus? Thanks in advance. pierred attached the following image:  [96.85Kb] Pierre Duhem |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 15-06-2006 07:46
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
It is a member of the Lauxaniidae, most likely Meiosimyza (= Lyciella). could well be M. platycephala. Many lauxaniids seem to prefer to walk and jump-fly rather than really fly. Possibly because many can be found among folliage. jumping there will often give another place to sit without much flying and in this way you can conserve energy (think with a human mind, of course). Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| pierred |
Posted on 15-06-2006 20:07
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Member Location: Paris (France) Posts: 1484 Joined: 21.04.05 |
Paul, Thanks for the ID and for the idea behind the jumping. It's makes sense. Since I just continued to keep the finder on the shutter switch, I got this series. Pierre Duhem |
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