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Muscidae - Lispe? No, Limnophora
Sundew	#1 Posted on 04-07-2022 03:14
Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07	Hi, Yesterday I saw a Muscid on a Salix shrub by a little stream, which I think is a Lispe species. Unfortunately it was too restless to allow for a good series of photos. I hope that the identification can nevertheless be narrowed down a bit. The locality is southwest Germany, 20 km west of Stuttgart. Many thanks in advance, Sundew Sundew attached the following image: [298.6Kb] Edited by Sundew on 20-07-2022 03:14


Sundew	#2 Posted on 04-07-2022 03:15
Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07	More pics. Sundew attached the following image: [283.63Kb]


Nikita Vikhrev	#3 Posted on 07-07-2022 21:10
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9220 Joined: 24.05.05	Limnophora Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University


Sundew	#4 Posted on 20-07-2022 03:15
Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07	Ah - Limnophora is not yet familiar to me. This specimen has 2+3 dc, which fits L. triangula. Are there more species with this bristle combination to be considered?


John Carr	#5 Posted on 20-07-2022 13:27
Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9841 Joined: 22.10.10	Judging by the key to central European species, at least two species of Limnophora normally have 2+3 dc and others (L. nigripes) are variable.


Sundew	#6 Posted on 20-07-2022 22:44
Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07	OK, thanks - this fly remains Limnophora spec.


Nikita Vikhrev	#7 Posted on 01-08-2022 22:51
Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9220 Joined: 24.05.05	I suppose female L. riparia Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University