Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Musca autumnalis

Posted by crex on 16-08-2006 10:28
#1
From midwest Sweden 2006-07-07 ... with plumose arista. I guess it's hard to ID!? I can't even tell what family it belongs ...

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Edited by crex on 16-08-2006 11:40

Posted by crex on 16-08-2006 10:29
#2
Another view.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 16-08-2006 10:44
#3
Male Musca autumnalis. Very glamorous photos! Cool

Posted by crex on 16-08-2006 11:38
#4
Tony Irwin wrote:
Male Musca autumnalis. Very glamorous photos! Cool


Thank you Tony Grin This one differs a bit from the one in the gallery (female from Portugal). Mine lacks the clear stripes on thorax. Musca autumnalis seems to be spread all over the world. I wonder if there are defined races in this species or perhaps only the appearance differs.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 16-08-2006 12:00
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The photo in the gallery shows a female, which has more boldly marked stripes. The difference is shown quite well in Louis' post - see http://www.dipter...post_12475