Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pegomya
Posted by eguzki on 09-05-2008 21:38
#1
Location: Hungary
Date: 2008-05-09
Size: ~8-10mm
Habitat: Verge of a pasture
Formerly I have never seen such an odd, slender abdomened but robust liked fly. I am very curious about it.
Edited by eguzki on 09-05-2008 21:52
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 09-05-2008 21:46
#2
I think it is Pegomya, wait for Michael Ackland...
Posted by eguzki on 09-05-2008 21:51
#3
Ok Nikita, thanks a lot again..
Posted by Michael Ackland on 10-05-2008 16:30
#4
It is a male of Pegomya testacea De Geer, 1776. Larvae feed on fungus of some kind. Yes it is a curious Pegomya, note there are 3 posthumeral setae, and the thorax is larger than the abdomen.
Posted by eguzki on 12-05-2008 09:21
#5
Michael, Thanks a lot for the identification!