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Little yellow fly ID / Brittany / France
The Ghost Nightjar
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Posted on 27-06-2017 11:46
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Hello,
I need some help for this yellow fly. Any idae ? ;-)
www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos185/big/IMG_9763.JPG
The Ghost Nightjar : France : Brech : 56400 : 07/06/2017
Altitude : 35 m - Taille : 4,2 mm (sans les ailes)
Réf. : 185806
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www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos185/big/IMG_9770.JPG
The Ghost Nightjar : France : Brech : 56400 : 07/06/2017
Altitude : 35 m - Taille : 4,2 mm (sans les ailes)
Réf. : 185807
 
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Chyromyidae
 
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Scutellum appears to be bare on the surface -> Gymnochiromyia, most likely then flavella.
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I made this table from different documents to help myself distinguishing Chyromya from Gymnochiromyia :
I think it is a male Chyromya here :
Stephane Lebrun attached the following image:


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Gut feeling said Chyromya but I could not see any setae on the scutellar surface. Perhaps the original images shed more light. Yann?
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Sorry, no better view of the scutellar :-(
For my understanding, the rounded eyes and the swollen femora are not enough for this genus ?

Yann
Edited by The Ghost Nightjar on 02-07-2017 13:02
 
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