Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Opomyza

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 11-08-2006 20:40
#1
Moscow region, 10 aug.
Jan, could I hope that I finaly find O. florum instead of punctella?

Posted by diphascon on 11-08-2006 22:48
#2
I have to admit I don't see a fly ...

martin

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 11-08-2006 23:17
#3
Thank you Martin

Posted by Jan Willem on 12-08-2006 11:09
#4
Hi Nikita,

Yeah, I think you indeed have O. florum this time, but to my opinion O. punctella is a much more interesting speciesSmile.
Normally O. florum is a bit larger (according to Drake (1993) female 4.5-5.75 mm and male 3.75-4.5 mm) than O. punctella (according to Drake (1993) female 3.3 mm, male 3.15 mm). Ofcourse there is a little more variation in the size of O. punctella, but my experience is also that it is normally distinctly smaller than the average O. florum.

Jan Willem
Edited by Jan Willem on 12-08-2006 11:19