Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scaptomyza with grey femurs

Posted by kristobal21 on 27-12-2021 11:11
#1

I found this fly in my garden, in the west of France, in February. It looks like Scaptomyza pallida, but femurs are grey. What species could it be then ?

Edited by kristobal21 on 27-12-2021 11:12

Posted by kristobal21 on 27-12-2021 11:11
#2

Another view for chetotaxy.

Posted by Jan Maca on 27-12-2021 22:53
#3

Yes it is S. pallida; overwintering individuals use to be dark, this one is exceptionally dark.

Posted by kristobal21 on 02-01-2022 19:41
#4

Thank you !:)