Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hippoboscidae -> Lipoptena cervi

Posted by Ray Perry on 27-09-2021 19:59
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This very strange little fly (5-7mm incl. wings), settled under a field maple leaf (Acer campestre). The photos are terrible, but the big claws, thick leg, and unusual shape might be enough for a family ID .It was in a row of mixed trees, on the side of a gravel road, next to a field with lots of Highlander cows.
25 Sept. 2021, 4:15 p.m.
Scherrebektal https://www.flens...009%27]Das, Flensburg, S.H. @ 54.760257, 9.422510

Many Thanks in advance,
Ray

All my identified insect observations are recorded on Observation.org:-
https://observati...3/species/

Edited by Ray Perry on 28-09-2021 20:32

Posted by Ray Perry on 27-09-2021 20:00
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Posted by Ray Perry on 27-09-2021 20:01
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Posted by Jan Willem on 27-09-2021 20:44
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Looks like Hippoboscidae.

Posted by Ray Perry on 28-09-2021 11:11
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Many Thanks Jan Willem.

Posted by Jozef Obona on 28-09-2021 13:49
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Lipoptena

Posted by Ray Perry on 28-09-2021 19:24
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Many Thanks Jozef

Posted by Zeegers on 28-09-2021 20:12
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Given the date, it should be L. cervi.

Theo