Thread subject: Diptera.info :: small black ... Melanomya

Posted by Sundew on 24-02-2008 23:59
#1
Hello,
This is again a small fly, sitting in the reed close to the water. First I thought of a muscid, but the wing venation of e. g. Hydrotaea doesn't match. Should it possibly be a Tachinid?
Location is the Baltic Island of Usedom in August.
Regards, Sundew
Edited by Sundew on 25-02-2008 14:08

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 25-02-2008 04:04
#2
Looks like Melanomya nana (Calliphoridae).

Posted by Sundew on 25-02-2008 14:07
#3
Very convincing! And surprising to me, as I had no Calliphorid association (at most concerning wing venation but not habit.) I'll keep it in mind when the next black fly crosses my camera lens.
Regards, Sundew