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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: vacuumcleaner

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 06-05-2007 21:00

hello flyforum,

Yesterday I found this pretty fly on this messy leaf.
It was 'cleaning' the leaf with it's mouthparts..

What kind of fly is this busy fly?

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 06-05-2007 21:01

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Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 06-05-2007 21:09

i would say Agromyzidae.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 06-05-2007 21:21

No, this is Minettia species (Lauxaniidae) - see http://www.dipter...oto_id=436

Posted by Kahis on 06-05-2007 21:38

Minettia longipennis

Posted by Paul Beuk on 06-05-2007 21:39

If it is Dutch, then that would be an almost certainty.

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 06-05-2007 21:46

yes, Amsterdam Forest - 1-05-2007

Minettia longipennis (longi - pennis?

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Posted by Isidro on 06-05-2007 22:36

#10

penna means feather = wing. Really this fly shows very long wings!

Posted by Paul Beuk on 07-05-2007 07:37

#11

Actually, compared to the thorax the wings are not exceptionally long. The abdomen, however, is relatively short. Still, the optical effect is the same.