Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Heleomyzidae, Trixoscelis sp. ?

Posted by Renko on 21-09-2021 11:07
#1

Hello,

A Heleomyzidae found in North of France, at Oxelaere, the 19 September 2021, feeding on honeydew from Eucallipterus tiliae, on a Tilia sp. leaves, in a public garden
I think it is a female Trixoscelis sp. but I am not sure between T. canescens, T. frontalis and T. similis ?
(Not visible on the pictures is the abdomen becoming more darker in a line in the center)

Posted by Renko on 21-09-2021 11:07
#2

2nd picture

Posted by Renko on 21-09-2021 11:08
#3

3rd picture

Posted by Renko on 21-09-2021 11:08
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Last picture

Posted by Paul Beuk on 23-09-2021 13:58
#5

Yes, either of the three species (difficult to ID).

Posted by Renko on 23-09-2021 14:30
#6

Thanks you very much, Paul ! :)

Is there a key of this genus available on internet ? It would be very helpful for future encounter with this fly