Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Lonchaea? Or Silba?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 04-07-2022 03:12
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Yesterday I saw a small black fly, probably a Lonchaea, on a Salix shrub by a brook. Iain recently identified from my photos a member of the L. chorea species group (https://diptera.i..._id=106466), could this fly also belong to it? The locality is southwest Germany, 20 km west of Stuttgart. Support is much appreciated! Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [282.24Kb] Edited by Sundew on 15-07-2022 18:55 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 04-07-2022 03:12
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
More pics.
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| Iain MacGowan |
Posted on 08-07-2022 08:47
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 Member Location: Perth, Scotland Posts: 469 Joined: 25.11.04 |
It is difficult - but I would guess that due to this specimen being rather large and broad and with relatively long antennae that it is Silba fumosa
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| Sundew |
Posted on 15-07-2022 18:52
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Ah - that's interesting! Here is another fly in better light, feasting on bird droppings. It had some greenish/bluish shine, too. Is Silba more probable in this case?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 15-07-2022 18:54
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Two more pictures. These little ones are really difficult to photograph.
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