Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyiid dining on bird droppings
Posted by Roger Thomason on 08-08-2008 10:59
#1
fly about 4mm, in my garden yesterday 7th Aug.08
Edited by Roger Thomason on 08-08-2008 20:30
Posted by Roger Thomason on 08-08-2008 11:01
#2
photo 2
Edited by Roger Thomason on 08-08-2008 20:31
Posted by Tony Irwin on 08-08-2008 17:41
#3
It's an anthomyiid female. I'm not sure whether you'll get more than that. Rename the thread to include "anthomyiid" and you might get Mike Ackland's attention, but you may have to settle for family only.;)
Posted by Michael Ackland on 10-08-2008 09:13
#4
Very difficult to put a name to these anthomyiid females without seeing the bristles clearly. If the arista is plumose it could be a Hylemya, which is a likely genus to be attracted to excreta, but the arista are not in focus