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| Toby |
Posted on 25-03-2007 08:44
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 Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 550 Joined: 12.01.07 |
I presume this is a case of scavenger rather than predator. Could you hazard a guess at the two species, Order will do. Presume larger fly is Coenosia? Taken in SW London.
Edited by Toby on 25-03-2007 10:18 |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 25-03-2007 10:18
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Predator. Muscidae: Coenosia, perheps C. tigrina Prey. Agromyzidae: Phytomyza? Kahis |
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| Toby |
Posted on 25-03-2007 12:27
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Member Location: SW LONDON Posts: 550 Joined: 12.01.07 |
thanks - the prey is certainly not unlike the Cerodontha hennigi in the Agromyzidae gallery. Are the Coenosia known to attack living flies rather than just feed on dead ones? |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 25-03-2007 14:27
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Yes, they are known predators.
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