Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lonchaeidae from 07.09.22: Silba fumosa? --> confirmed

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-09-2022 21:03
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Hello,

several of these 5 mm flies were very interested in withered Heracleum umbels (I have observed that in former years, too). At a hedge near a small rivulet (northwest Germany).
Edited by Juergen Peters on 08-09-2022 14:33

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-09-2022 21:03
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-09-2022 21:04
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Posted by Iain MacGowan on 08-09-2022 10:46
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Hi Juergen
Given the time of year and the flower feeding habit its most likely to be Silba fumosa

Iain

Posted by Juergen Peters on 08-09-2022 14:31
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Iain MacGowan wrote:Given the time of year and the flower feeding habit its most likely to be Silba fumosa


Thanks a lot, Iain!