Posted by
bobabar on 14-08-2023 17:13
#1
Good morning !
It looks like the supposed title species, but the fineness of its black spots and their shape is a bit surprising.
Female (well separated eyes, large abdomen).
Bobabar : France : Cergy : 95000 : 07/08/2023
Altitude : 85 m - Taille : Lc = 4 - 5 mm (estimated)
Réf. : 328293
Bobabar : France : Cergy : 95000 : 07/08/2023
Altitude : 85 m - Taille : Lc = 4 - 5 mm (estimated)
Réf. : 328294
Bobabar, France, Cergy (25 km northwest of Paris)
Edited by
bobabar on 18-08-2023 09:15
#5
bobabar wrote:
Please, what criteria are you looking at here to distinguish it from Anthomyia procellaris?
You mentioned it already: the thorax markings are much thicker in
A. procellaris.
#6
With reference to the key for females in Verner Michelsen's paper: The
Anthomyia pluvialis complex in Europe (Diptera: Anthomyiidae),
Sytematic Entomology (1980) 5, 281-290, it can't be
Anthomyia pluvialis: even if somewhat slender, the dorsal black spots are confluent with the spots at the wing base, so it should be either
quinquemaculata or
procellaris, but more likely
procellaris due to the grey area on scutellum.