Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscidae: Mydaea?

Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-09-2007 03:00
#1
Hello!

A Muscid (?) from yesterday at a hedge (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Size of a normal house fly. Could it be Mydaea sp.? Thanks!

Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-09-2007 03:00
#2
Second picture.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-09-2007 03:01
#3
Pic 3.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 16-09-2007 08:40
#4
Hi Juergen.
Mydaea (for example, M.urbana) and Phaonia (for example Ph.angelicae) may look very much alike on photo - we can't say is radial node setulose or not.
In this case I'd say Phaonia (on 2-nd image we can see too strong ad on t3).
Nikita

Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-09-2007 20:05
#5
Hello, Nikita!

Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
Mydaea (for example, M.urbana) and Phaonia (for example Ph.angelicae) may look very much alike on photo - we can't say is radial node setulose or not.
In this case I'd say Phaonia (on 2-nd image we can see too strong ad on t3).


Many thanks! I never had a Phaonia with this colouration, but it resembled Mydaea urbana in the gallery. That's why I thought, this could be it.