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 Ophyra sp ?
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 09-12-2007 10:15
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Hi all, My guess for this one would be a male Ophyra sp ; Is it reasonable ? There were plenty of them sunning themselves in my garden. Heron, Belgium November 11th 2007 Thanks Philippe |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 09-12-2007 11:21
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More likely Hebecnema (Muscidae).
Stephane. |
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| Philippe moniotte |
Posted on 09-12-2007 11:40
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Thanks Stephane. I was indeed puzzled about the color of the wings... Are there many species in our area ? Every time someone quotes a species, it seems to be vespertina . Just another case of people copying on each others or is it the commonest species ? Philippe |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 09-12-2007 14:02
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There is 5 species of Hebecnema in Belgium : H. fumosa H. nigra H. nigricolor H. umbratica H. vespertina H. vespertina, and H. umbratica are the more frequent in our area I think. If I'm not wrong with the genus (I could be), your fly is not H. vespertina, which has brown parafascialia. Should rather be H. umbratica. The eyes should be hairy. Stephane. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
