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 Muscidae, Maybe?
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-07-2006 14:16
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
On horse dung. Is this a Muscid? ID help appreciated. I am trying to learn how to identify the various families. Stephen attached the following image:  [112.38Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 21-07-2006 14:21
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Certainly looks like it.
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| Kahis |
Posted on 21-07-2006 15:15
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Yes. It is probably a Helina.
Kahis |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-07-2006 15:33
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Paul, Kahis, thanks very much! Is Muscidae one of those families where the huge-eyed flies (like this one) are males? I think I am right in saying only some families have big-eyed males and small-eyed females? Thanks again for the ID help. --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Robert Nash |
Posted on 21-07-2006 15:58
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Member Location: Ulster Museum, Belfast, Ireland Posts: 288 Joined: 11.11.05 |
Try http://ltreadwell.ifas.ufl.edu/insects/11Diptera.htm as an intro. Plane to catch so must go but I will get back to you Cheers Robert |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 21-07-2006 18:02
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Stephen wrote: I think I am right in saying only some families have big-eyed males and small-eyed females? Yes. But there are very few families where all species have males with eyes touching or approximated. For example in Muscidae we see the full range of options, from males and females virtually identical in head shape to very strong sexual dimorphism. Kahis |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 22-07-2006 12:46
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Robert, Thanks very much for the link to that site. It is a great resource for a beginner trying to learn the more common families. I also look forward to using the similar pages for Homoptera and Hemiptera! Thanks again for letting me know about this site.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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