Darren Obbard · @DarrenObbard
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I've seen them twice on oyster (or remains of oyster-like) mushrooms, and once on something else more toadstooly
#Leucophenga #Drosophila #Diptera #Insect #Entomology #Macro #MacroPhtography #Fungus
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Darren Obbard · @DarrenObbard
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Leucophenga maculata in situ on an oyster mushroom (I once found 12 females on a single fungus!).
#Leucophenga #Steganinae #Drosophila #Diptera #Insect #Entomology #Macro #MacroPhotography
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Darren Obbard · @DarrenObbard
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#Drosophila #Advent Day22: One of my favourite flies, #Leucophenga maculata is our first fly in the subfamily #Steganinae! It is a big Eurasian http://www.drosophila.jp/jdd/class/030705/03070585E.pdf fungus feeder https://www.jstor.org/stable/2647329, attracted to polypores and (especially) oyster mushrooms. There is a striking male/female colour dimorphism, with the male having a metallic-looking microtrichose mesonotum—but their behaviour seems unstudied. #Diptera #Entomology
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