Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Red Mycetophilidae: - further ID? --> Leia fascipennis
Posted by kuv on 14-11-2023 16:01
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Northern Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Neu-Lankau near Mölln, cultivated field right by the
Elbe-Lübeck-Canel, at
Beta vulgaris, length of the midge: 6.5 mm. Outsidephotos: kuv, 7th of August 2023. I could not find such a midge either in the Diptera-Gallery nor in the threads. Comparing some pictures of the family I think it is a female. Please help to get the ID.
Kuv
Edited by kuv on 04-01-2024 13:31
Posted by kuv on 14-11-2023 16:01
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2nd picture:
Posted by kuv on 14-11-2023 16:02
#3
3rd picture:
Posted by kuv on 14-11-2023 16:02
#4
4th picture:
Posted by kuv on 30-11-2023 22:22
#5
Please a second chance for ID.
Greetings Kuv
Posted by Juergen Peters on 01-12-2023 02:13
#6
Hello,
possibly something like
Leia subfasciata? But that is only a layish guess.
Posted by kuv on 01-12-2023 12:59
#7
Hi Jürgen, thank you very much for your guess. But I (amateur) can't say anything to that idea. So I'll change headline - still hoping that perhaps I get the ID.
Greetings Kuv
Posted by kuv on 04-01-2024 13:29
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Hi Jürgen,
after asking an expert I got a private message:"
... This gnat is Leia fascipennis, a common species, which is often found on tree foliage. Most Leia including subfasciata have some dark markings on the abdomen ..."
Greeting Kuv
Edited by kuv on 04-01-2024 13:30