Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lonchaeidae => Lonchaea sp.

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 06-08-2021 22:08
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Hello,

today I found this tiny fly on the trunk of a fallen aspen in Germany, Saxony. Female Lonchaea? Is species ID possible?

Thanks,
Marion
Edited by Marion Friedrich on 07-08-2021 16:22

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 06-08-2021 22:09
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2nd picture

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 06-08-2021 22:10
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3rd picture

Posted by Iain MacGowan on 06-08-2021 22:57
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Hi Marion - yes a female Lonchaea - but I am afraid its very difficult to get these to species level from photographs ... Iain

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 07-08-2021 16:20
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Hi Iain,
thank you very much for confirmation.
Best regards,
Marion