Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Platypezidae --> Simuliidae

Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-04-2008 00:28
#1

Hello!

The pictures are not the best, but is it nevertheless possible to tell more than just male Platypezidae sp.? At light in the garden yesterday (northwest Germany). Thanks!

Edited by Juergen Peters on 05-04-2008 01:12

Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-04-2008 00:28
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Second picture:

Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-04-2008 00:29
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Third picture:

Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-04-2008 00:29
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Fourth picture:

Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-04-2008 01:10
#5

Hello!

I should have taken a closer look at the long antennae... Jorge Almeida told me (thanks, but why via email?), that this is more likely a Simuliid!

P.S.: I forgot to mention the size: about 4-5 mm (perhaps it was the rather big size, which did not make me think of Simuliidae).

Edited by Juergen Peters on 05-04-2008 01:12