Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hermetia illucens | Portuguese fly I cannot even put to family

Posted by evergestis on 30-08-2019 20:16
#1
A very old photo, but maybe identifiable to some level
Portugal, Algarve, Ferragudo, September 2006.

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Edited by evergestis on 30-08-2019 20:49

Posted by johnes81 on 30-08-2019 20:42
#2
Hello Vlad,

Stratiomyidae and i think that it should be Hermetia illucens

Best wishes,
John

Posted by evergestis on 30-08-2019 20:46
#3
Cool! Thanks!

Posted by johnes81 on 30-08-2019 20:51
#4
I have a specimen but i didn't compare it to your photo. I'm only working off of memory.
If i remember correctly, H. illucens is native to North America and is, perhaps, introduced or accidental species. Maybe someone else can clarify and confirm this species.

Best wishes,
John

Posted by johnes81 on 30-08-2019 20:57
#5
okay, i made a post before:
https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=87027

Posted by evergestis on 30-08-2019 20:57
#6
I've just looked it up -- it's South America actually and it has spread worldwide!
Thanks again and may you recover soon! I myself stepped on a nail this summer and wasted all of July Sad

Posted by johnes81 on 30-08-2019 21:03
#7
Thank you for correcting me. I couldn't remember where it came from. My apologies.

ouch! stepping on a nail must be painful. I once stepped on a broken piece of glass in a pond and the glass reached the top of my foot. I was bleeding badly at the time. I tried to my sock on my foot and it was full of blood in seconds. My point is that i know what it feels like to step on something sharp and pointy.

My condolences to you, Vlad. I hope that you are feeling better.
Be safe!

Best wishes,
John