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#1 2019-10-10 22:54:53
- PondProdder
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- Name: Linda Pryke
- Registered: 2016-08-18
- Posts: 24
Fanniidae?
North London Malaise trap august 2018 (lots of individuals).
Help with id to family would be really helpful, please.
I'm finding it a slow process, trying to get up to speed.
I always trip up on these, it's the sub-costa bend that generally causes me a lot of heartache, as I'm id'ing wet specimens and it's hard to find or see the anal veins, as sods law, that's where the wing crimples.
*Please note pic is a wet specimen, so colours/markings are not accurate.
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#2 2019-10-11 10:49:59
- Tony Irwin
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- Name: Tony Irwin
- From: Norwich
- Registered: 2008-03-01
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Re: Fanniidae?
One of the wings appears to show the anal vein running all the way to the margin, and the hind legs are very bristly, so I would suggest Anthomyiidae for this. On the plus side it's a male, so a look at the genitalia will probably provide an answer.
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#3 2019-10-11 12:19:19
- PondProdder
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- Name: Linda Pryke
- Registered: 2016-08-18
- Posts: 24
Re: Fanniidae?
Many thanks.
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