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#1 2009-06-28 03:34:53
5-10mm Fly ID please!
Hi all,
Any ideas which fly this is? Several families seem to have the same eyes and antenna, and it looks pretty non-descript, at least as far as lighting and colours go.
Any help appreciated!
Take care,
Jason
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#2 2009-06-28 12:22:46
- oxycera
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- Name: John Coldwell
- From: Barnsley
- Registered: 2008-04-27
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Re: 5-10mm Fly ID please!
Can't see why it's not a doli, but can't go any further I'm afraid.
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#4 2009-06-29 03:07:06
- Judy Webb
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- Name: Judith Webb
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Re: 5-10mm Fly ID please!
If it was sitting on a tree trunk, it might be a Medetera in the Dolichopodidae. They sit in a very upright position, scanning for prey. I always think of them as 'sit up and beg' flies.
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#6 2009-06-29 12:46:46
- Laurence Clemons
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- Name: Laurence Clemons
- Registered: 2008-04-02
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Re: 5-10mm Fly ID please!
Jason G wrote:
Thanks. Wood, yes... tree, no... it was the wall of a shed. I'll upload two other angles I got of it tomorrow.
I have had Medetera muralis on an outside wall.
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