Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dixella autumnalis?
Posted by RE Niks on 06-06-2024 12:11
#1
I found this putative Dixella on my UV-illuminated sheet at night in the Netherlands (June 4, 2024).
Could it possibly be D. autumnalis?
Edited by RE Niks on 06-06-2024 12:13
Posted by RE Niks on 06-06-2024 12:14
#2
And here the tip of the male's abdomen intact
Posted by RE Niks on 06-06-2024 12:14
#3
And here the tip of the male's abdomen intact
Posted by RE Niks on 06-06-2024 12:15
#4
and this picture of the tip of the abdomen at large magnification (flattened under microscope glass)
Edited by RE Niks on 06-06-2024 12:16
Posted by Jan Willem on 06-06-2024 14:41
#5
That's also what I would make of this specimen. Having said that, I have to admit that I have very little experience with Dixidae.