Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-03-2007 20:17
#1
Hello!
When looking at the gallery I come to the conclusion, that this 10-12 mm fly from our house wall yesterday (Ostwestfalen/Germany) must be a
Muscina levida female. Am I right? Thanks in advance for confirmation or correction!
Posted by Susan R Walter on 05-03-2007 21:47
#2
M levida is distinguished by having no orange at all except on the tip of the scutellum, so I think you are right. The other Muscina's (at least the others in the UK - 3 species) have some orange on legs, face, palps and/or abdomen.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-03-2007 01:11
#3
Hello, Susan!
Susan R Walter wrote:
M levida is distinguished by having no orange at all except on the tip of the scutellum, so I think you are right. The other Muscina's (at least the others in the UK - 3 species) have some orange on legs, face, palps and/or abdomen.
Thanks a lot! According to the "Entomofauna germanica" we also have only 3
Muscina species here in Germany. I think, they are the same as in the UK:
levida,
prolapsa and
stabulans.