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Small Brachycera from 17.04.23 --> Drosophila cf. funebris
Juergen Peters
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Hello,

a 3.5 mm fly from our housewall (northwest Germany). Possibly Chloropidae (Elachiptera?)?
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From first impressions, I would say this is a Drosophila.
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Tony Irwin wrote:
From first impressions, I would say this is a Drosophila.


Thanks, Tony! Actually I first stored it as one of the bigger Drosophila, but then on the PC it appeared too slender to me.
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One of the things that sets Elachiptera apart is that they tend to have a thickened arista - much thicker than the ones on this fly.
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Tony Irwin wrote:
One of the things that sets Elachiptera apart is that they tend to have a thickened arista - much thicker than the ones on this fly.

Thanks again, Tony!
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Perhaps, perhaps! it might be Drosophila funebris. Difficult to identify, if there is not a better photo or a preserved specimen.
 
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Jan Maca wrote:
Perhaps, perhaps! it might be Drosophila funebris.


Thanks, Jan! That was my first guess, too, after I knew it was a Drosophila.
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