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#1 2010-09-02 13:39:28
- oceanlis2000
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Unknown fly for checking please
I am struggling at the moment to tell the difference between the autumn fly and G. maculata male and would be grateful for some pointers
Photos enclosed taken in Builth Wells
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#2 2010-09-02 13:53:05
- Howard Bentley
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Re: Unknown fly for checking please
This is Musca autumnalis. The bend of the M vein is less angular (more rounded) in Graphomya. There are lots of other differences, but that's the easy one to pick up from photographs.
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#3 2010-09-03 18:04:01
- oceanlis2000
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Re: Unknown fly for checking please
Thanks I've had a look at the M vein and the difference is clear so a top tip, thanks again
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