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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown fly

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 08-09-2007 12:07

I need help to identify this fly. Found in Algarve, south of Portugal, September. About 10mm long.

Thank you,

Joaquim Gaspar
Lisboa, Portugal

Edited by Alvesgaspar on 08-09-2007 12:09

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 08-09-2007 12:11

Hi Joaquim.
It is Stomorhina lunata, Calliphoridae

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 08-09-2007 12:14

Thank you for the prompt reply, Nikita ! But is it an adult (because of position of wings)?

Joaquim Gaspar

Posted by Susan R Walter on 08-09-2007 17:25

Joaquim

It is an adult. This species usually sits with its wings crossed across its abdomen like this.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 08-09-2007 17:47

Alvesgaspar wrote:
Thank you for the prompt reply, Nikita ! But is it an adult (because of position of wings)?

Every winged Dipteron is an adult.

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 08-09-2007 18:54

Thank you for the explanations, Susan and Paul. In my ignorance I thought that some morphological details (like the position of the wings) might change during the lifetime of the insects.

Joaquim