Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Rainieria calceata? - yes

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 05-06-2024 21:30
#1
Hello,
in the end of May I found this fly on dead wood at a forest edge in Germany, Saxony. Is the fly a Rainieria calceata and is it a male or female specimen?
Thank you very much.
Greetings, Marion
Edited by Marion Friedrich on 12-06-2024 18:50

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 05-06-2024 21:31
#2
2nd picture

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 12-06-2024 10:40
#3
up!
Are there other similar coloured species?

Posted by eklans on 12-06-2024 13:00
#4
Hi Marion, I think Rainieria calceata is correct and I guess, it's a male.

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 12-06-2024 18:49
#5
Hi Eric, thank you very much for the confirmation of Rainieria calceata. :)
Greetings, Marion