Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown Brachycera with holoptic eyes (08.05.24) --> Rhaphium commune (Dolichopodidae)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2024 21:23
#1

Hello,

a 4 mm fly on a beech leaf at a forest path (northwest Germany). I have no idea about the family...

Edited by Juergen Peters on 15-05-2024 00:45

Posted by nielsyese on 14-05-2024 21:43
#2

Dolichopodidae

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2024 22:13
#3

nielsyese wrote:
Dolichopodidae

Ah, interesting! Thanks a lot!

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 14-05-2024 23:28
#4

Considering hairy eyes and early spring, I suppose Rhaphium commune.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 15-05-2024 00:44
#5

Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
Considering hairy eyes and early spring, I suppose Rhaphium commune.

Thanks a lot, Nikita!