Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scatella cf stagnalis, Ephydridae, July 28, 2021, near Budapest Hungary

Posted by Xespok on 30-07-2021 01:06
#1

If I remenber right this 2-2.5 mm long Ephydrid with the milkiy spots on the wing is Scatella.

If so this shoul be one of the stagnalis/tenuicosta pair.

Due to the larger size this is more likely to be S. stagnalis, which is the much more common species according to Fauna Hungariae. THis would make it Scatealla cf. stagnalis

Am I right?

Edited by Xespok on 30-07-2021 10:51

Posted by Xespok on 30-07-2021 01:11
#2

Some more images mainly differing by the lighting: https://www.inatu...s/89122457

Posted by Xespok on 30-07-2021 01:11
#3

Some more images mainly differing by the lighting: https://www.inatu...s/89122457

Posted by Tony Irwin on 30-07-2021 09:32
#4

I think Scatella cf. stagnalis is the best label for this photo. The brown dusting on the thorax suggests that it is stagnalis rather than tenuicosta (=lacustris now), but that is a variable character.

Posted by Xespok on 30-07-2021 10:49
#5

Thanks