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Posted on 25-06-2014 08:23
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 These flies were photographed last sunday in a pine-holly forest in a deformed holly new shoot. Location in the Pyrenees, northern Spain. Is should be Phytomyza ilicis?
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 These do not look like Phytomyza to me. They remind me of Chloropidae with the shining frons, but I'm not sure of family.
 
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 Maybe this other photo helps?

i61.tinypic.com/2e1t0kx.jpg
 
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 too shiny black to be a Phytomyza. Have you got further photos? Wing, and a better view of the subject can help.
 
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 No more photos... sorry

The shin can be an effect of the flash (look at the holly leaf: it's also more shiny that it should be)
Edited by Isidro on 25-06-2014 17:08
 
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 Chloropidae, and the thick arista make me think to Elachiptera.
Stephane.
 
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Stephane Lebrun wrote:
Chloropidae, and the thick arista make me think to Elachiptera.



Nice hypothesis, and one that has similar traits as photo 2 is E. cornuta (I guess the species' name derives from the thick dark arista similar to horns).
 
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 Personally I think Elachiptera can be considered the right genus'ID (the others have different type of arista).
 
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 Great! Thanks a lot Stephane and Valerio! then I can put Elachiptera cf. cornuta.
 
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