Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Melanostoma or Platycheirus

Posted by Gerrit Oehm on 28-12-2011 10:25
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Melanostoma or Platycheirus ...
(Nothern Germany)
Edited by Gerrit Oehm on 28-12-2011 15:59

Posted by Menno Reemer on 28-12-2011 12:03
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Melanostoma or Platycheirus

Posted by Paul Beuk on 28-12-2011 12:22
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The shape of the terminal segments makes me suspect it is an intersex, hence the absence of markings...

Posted by Menno Reemer on 28-12-2011 14:54
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I agree with Paul that it looks like an intersex

Posted by Gerrit Oehm on 29-12-2011 22:48
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Intersex only says that it is a mix (?) between male and female, does´t it?
I saw some in the Forum before- are they common among fly?
This seems to be the same species.. maybe it heps for determination.

Gerrit

Posted by blowave on 30-12-2011 13:37
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The last photo is very strange, it looks like it has a hole in the top of it's head. Shock

Janet

Posted by Robert Zoralski on 03-02-2012 21:49
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It is a mouthpart. Don't you see the head is upside-down? Wink

Posted by blowave on 03-02-2012 22:56
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Robert Zoralski wrote:
It is a mouthpart. Don't you see the head is upside-down? Wink


Now that you mention it, yes! Grin

It didn't really look like it could have been upside down! Wink

Posted by Ginks on 06-02-2012 13:58
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I've never seen a hover twist its head round like that... I wouldn't have known the hole was a mouthpart. That's a very interesting photo, thanks for sharing it with us!