Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phortica semivirgo
Posted by eklans on 16-10-2024 14:30
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Found this fly in a birdbath in Ansbach, 2024-10-15, garden near old deciduous forest in Frankenhoehe Nature Park.
The pattern of the mesonotum is distinct and the light patches above the lateral margins of the abdominal tergites are partly visible.
Can it be Phortica semivirgo and is it a male or a female? Thanks a lot for your comments.
EDIT: Phortica semivirgo confirmed by Jan Máca!
Edited by eklans on 16-10-2024 17:16
Posted by eklans on 16-10-2024 14:31
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+ flash
Posted by eklans on 16-10-2024 14:32
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Posted by eklans on 16-10-2024 14:32
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Posted by eklans on 16-10-2024 14:33
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Posted by Jan Maca on 16-10-2024 16:53
#6
I am rather for P. semivirgo, the darkening of tarsi is apparent in the first picture.
Posted by eklans on 16-10-2024 17:17
#7
Thank you very much, Jan!
Kind regards, Eric
Posted by Paul Beuk on 16-10-2024 20:20
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Jan Maca wrote:
I am rather for P. semivirgo, the darkening of tarsi is apparent in the first picture.
As far as I am aware it has been established that tarsal colour is an unreliable character to separate
variegata and
semivirgo...