Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 11-08-2006 02:38
#1
Hi flyforum,
This (male)fly I found last month in the Amsterdam Woodforest.
I give some characteristics:
- Yellow braun shining around costa in the wing
- arista got branchy fethers
- face is (very) white
- 2nd + 3rd segment is yellow banded
- The alula is yellow/orange coloured
- DM -CU got a nice wave curve
- The katepisternum (underbody) is whitish
- dark glossy scutem
- legs dark, tibia a bit dark braun/red, 1st femur got white parts
The wing tells me it is a kind of muscidae, but I am not sure.
greeting robert
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 11-08-2006 02:46
Posted by Susan R Walter on 11-08-2006 13:48
#4
Robert
It crosses my mind that this is Anthomyidae. Something about the bristles on the mid tibia - but I am doing this from memory, so will probably be wrong again:(, especially as I am really rubbish on bristles.
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 15-08-2006 23:57
#5
Thank you for your reaction Susan.
It is hard to see some crucial characteristics to be more sure..
I think it is more Fanniidae than Anthomyidae.., R4 + 5 vein is more straight line with a tiny curve.. It is a pitty we can not see vein A1 + A2...
Is the yellowish of the veins on the forside of the wing not something for Fannia canicularis??
:) robert,
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 16-08-2006 00:18