Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Drosophila cf. phalerata (ID Jan Maca); SW Spain
#1
Tiny fly in an orange grove. Very dark, but it looks like
Drosophilidae to me.
¡Saludos!
André
#2
With both crossveins darkened, it is probably an unusually dark specimen of some species of Drosophila quinaria group - e. g. D. phalerata seems to be a good candidate. Colour pattern of abdominal tergites, a good specific character, is unfortunately obscuired in the picture.
#3
Thanks again,
Jan!
Happy to have the family right.
There was no way to photograph the abdomen, too nervous.
In another photo I can discern the color pattern of the abdomen.
#4
Now we can judge for D. phalerata with greater probability, although other species are not quite excluded (D. kuntzei, D. histrio or D. curvispina, which is however unknown from Spain).
#5
Perfect, Jan! Probable Drosophila phalerata is much more than I hoped for.
¡Saludos!