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Small fly requiring ID please
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Toby |
Posted on 28-06-2011 20:26
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 550 Joined: 12.01.07 |
Richmond Park on fencing, about 2mm Toby |
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Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 28-06-2011 20:31
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Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Looks like Medetera (Dolichopodidae).
Stephane. |
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Toby |
Posted on 28-06-2011 23:44
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 550 Joined: 12.01.07 |
Stephane Lebrun wrote: Looks like Medetera (Dolichopodidae). thanks, looking through gallery Medetera tristis looks a good match. Toby |
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Marc Pollet |
Posted on 11-07-2011 11:50
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Member Location: Welle (Denderleeuw) Posts: 161 Joined: 02.06.05 |
Dear all, I would like to point out that Medetera in the Palaearctic is by far the most difficult (and very speciose) of all genera to identify. One of the reasons is that most species do not show decisive diagnostic features, apart from the male genitalia. So I would recommend to be very cautious with putting names on specimens of this genus, unless important features are well visible. Cheers, Marc |
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