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Muscidae - Phaonia sp??
nick upton
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Posted on 20-03-2010 20:02
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Can anyone help identify this fly, which I think is a Muscid, maybe Phaonia sp. viarum??

30.5.09 Wiltshire southwest UK


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Looks like Phaonia rufiventris but let's wait for the expertsSmile
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nick upton
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OK thanks Niels. That was one of my other "possible" IDs on this, but I don't have keys to know what to look for... Maybe an expert will chime in!

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Juergen Peters
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Hi!

Nielsyese wrote:
Looks like Phaonia rufiventris


??? That species looks totally different, has an orange red scutellum and abdomen: http://www.dipter...to_id=2588
Could be Helina impuncta perhaps, but I am no expert, too.
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Thanks Juergen for the new suggestion, I'll find some photos of H. impuncta to compare my fly with, and maybe a muscid expert will help as well!

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I go along with Juergen
H.impuncta

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nick upton
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Posted on 21-03-2010 19:00
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Ok many thanks all. It does seem a very good match with H.impuncta photos in the gallery and it seems to be a common UK species.

Nick
 
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