Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Sphaeroceridae ID
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| ale1793 |
Posted on 15-12-2025 10:41
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Member Location: Bergamo, Italy Posts: 3 Joined: 10.12.25 |
Hello everyone, could someone help me to identify this fly? Found in a cheese shop in Crema, Lombardy region, northern Italy. I think it's a Sphaeroceridae of the subfamily Limosininae, but i can't go any further with the ID. I have no experience with these flies. Thanks in advance! Alessandro ale1793 attached the following image:  [129.33Kb] Edited by ale1793 on 15-12-2025 10:46 |
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| ale1793 |
Posted on 16-12-2025 15:55
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Member Location: Bergamo, Italy Posts: 3 Joined: 10.12.25 |
My best guess is genus Leptocera considering the wing venation, maybe Leptocera fontinalis?
ale1793 attached the following image:  [101.23Kb] |
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| daveb21 |
Posted on 17-12-2025 12:06
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Member Location: Norfolk UK Posts: 181 Joined: 30.10.14 |
The wing venation isn't right for Leptocera, more images showing the dorsal aspect inc. the scutellum, dorsal and lateral views of the mid femur and tibia would help, it's difficult to say what this is from the images so far. Maybe a lateral close up of the genital capsule too? |
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| ale1793 |
Posted on 18-12-2025 13:13
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Member Location: Bergamo, Italy Posts: 3 Joined: 10.12.25 |
Thanks for your reply. Here I attach the photo of the scutellum. I'll post the other structures soon. ale1793 attached the following image:  [209.93Kb] Edited by ale1793 on 18-12-2025 13:14 |
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