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| Carnota |
Posted on 08-02-2007 15:07
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 Member Location: Galicia (Spain) Posts: 170 Joined: 29.05.06 |
Please, could anyone suggest an Id? In a garden. Galicia, NW Spain. August 2006. Size 5mm. Carnota Carnota attached the following image:  [71.39Kb] |
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| Carnota |
Posted on 08-02-2007 15:07
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Member Location: Galicia (Spain) Posts: 170 Joined: 29.05.06 |
Dorsal
Carnota attached the following image:  [75.8Kb] |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 08-02-2007 16:10
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 Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
Hi Carnota, A well known error. It's not a Tephritid but a Sciomyzid: Trypetoptera punctulata. The first name meaning 'with the wing of a Trypetid (old name for Tephritid)', so you're not the only one making thisslight mistake. I get them all the time as supposed Tephritids. John |
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| Carnota |
Posted on 08-02-2007 18:04
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Member Location: Galicia (Spain) Posts: 170 Joined: 29.05.06 |
Thanks, John. I am learning a lot with your comments. Carnota |
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