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 Chymomyza fuscimana (Drosophilidae)
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 14-09-2007 20:08
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I don't think these pics are good enough for the gallery, but I thought it was worth posting them to show what another species of Chymomyza looks like. (We've had quite a few of Chymomyza amoena, with its banded wings.) I found both females and males (these are the male) on a Salix tree which had been stripped of some bark. This is a typical habitat for the species. The locality was beside a lowland river, near Norwich, England. 2 Sept. 2007 Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 14-09-2007 21:14
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spectacular fly, Tony! hmm.. interesting... are they attracted by the sap of the tree? |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 15-09-2007 18:47
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jorgemotalmeida wrote: hmm.. interesting... are they attracted by the sap of the tree? Yes, I think so. The larvae, which are always found under bark, probably feed on micro-organisms (yeast and other fungi) that invade damaged trees. Chymomyza amoena is unlike the other species - its larvae feed on micro-organisms that grow on the frass produced by caterpillars that bore into nuts, etc. Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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but don't see the image in the post.
