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Muscid Fly

Phaonia pallida.

Habitat:

on a berry bush in a little creek.

Notes:

"Phaonia pallida".,have to check the range of this organism

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15 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

Acalyptrate?

I think U got it emma!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago
Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

@ monkey this looks like Phaonia pallida.

that a tough one... I haven found something similar yet...

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

@ monkeythe red thorax seems to be unusual though.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

@ monkey will scrutinize and study the link. Thanks !:))

still searching, Herina sp seems ok...

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

@ Raiyan,thanks for your feedback. Every little bit helps and one thing leads to another and lo and behold we have an Id.
Have fun at Project Noah!!
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Raiyan Ahmed
Raiyan Ahmed 12 years ago

I am really not sure of the ID I'm afraid. You can try fruitfly to search with. The color is great I must admit!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

@ monkey also ,seems to be more prominent in the UK,

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Closest I came to is Herina Germinata.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Size might be a little smaller than the one showed. Everything is pretty much as is , No special effects.

how big? Drosophila? Scathophagidae?

HemaShah
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HemaShah

California, USA

Spotted on Jul 21, 2011
Submitted on Jul 21, 2011

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