Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pallopterid fly?
Posted by Sandy on 29-09-2010 15:00
#1
Can anyone help me identify this fly. It was photographed wandering around on a willow log.
Thanks in advance,
Sandy
Edited by Sandy on 29-09-2010 15:16
Posted by rvanderweele on 29-09-2010 15:08
#2
Palloptera ustulata
Posted by Sandy on 29-09-2010 15:10
#3
Dank u wel Ruud :)
Posted by rvanderweele on 29-09-2010 15:13
#4
Geen enkele dank
Posted by Jan Willem on 29-09-2010 18:34
#5
Be careful!
Palloptera anderssoni could also be an option.
Posted by rvanderweele on 29-09-2010 18:48
#6
This species has been described from Scotland, isn't it? Do you have a description of this species. How can we differentiate the two.
I have quite some ustulata from Hungary. I would like to see whether there are no anderssoni among them
Posted by Jan Willem on 29-09-2010 22:02
#7
If you have male specimens you should study the genitalia to make sure if you're dealing with
P. ustulata or
P. anderssoni. If I remember correctly in the original description it is said you can recognize
P. anderssoni by the lack of spot at the tip of the wing. However later it turned out that this can be present in
P. anderssoni.
Posted by Sandy on 30-09-2010 06:28
#8
Very interesting guys! So it's definitely Palloptera, might be ustulata, with the possibility of being anderssoni.
Thanks
Posted by rvanderweele on 30-09-2010 07:10
#9
I guess so. I would like to have the description of anderssoni. P. ustulata is rather common in the Netherlands and in Hungary. I would like to check whether among the specimens in my own collection there is no hidden anderssoni. I hope so ;)