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Muscoid fly ID -> Coenosia agromyzina (female)
Carnifex	#1 Posted on 06-05-2019 23:34
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1888 Joined: 23.06.15	Hi, can this fly be IDed? Resolution not great, and quite tiny for a calyptrate fly. Seen early May in Vienna. Edited by Carnifex on 07-05-2019 12:11 Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.


Nikita Vikhrev	#2 Posted on 07-05-2019 09:34
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9241 Joined: 24.05.05	Seems to be female Coenosia agromyzina Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Carnifex	#3 Posted on 07-05-2019 12:09
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1888 Joined: 23.06.15	Thank you, Nikita! Is there a published key specifically for (european) Coenosia available? Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.


Nikita Vikhrev	#4 Posted on 07-05-2019 13:42
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9241 Joined: 24.05.05	Lorin, give me you e-mail and I send you the key for European Muscid Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


John Carr	#5 Posted on 07-05-2019 14:21
Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9949 Joined: 22.10.10	This species is easy to identify by the shortened costa, ending at R4+5 instead of M.


Carnifex	#6 Posted on 07-05-2019 15:52
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1888 Joined: 23.06.15	Thanks for the helpful input, John! Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.