Thread subject: Diptera.info :: What are these small flies
Posted by conopid on 30-06-2006 23:36
#1
Around a small pond today. About 3-4mm size (estimate). Any idea what family these smart looking little flies are?
Posted by Tony Irwin on 01-07-2006 00:29
#2
Chloropidae, Cetema, I think - but it's been a while since I looked at them!
Posted by conopid on 01-07-2006 11:15
#3
Thanks Tony.
Posted by nielsyese on 16-05-2013 21:21
#4
I was wondering if this might be Diplotoxa instead of Cetema? The crossveins in these specimens are very close together and the colours of the legs and scutellum are different from Cetema.
Posted by von Tschirnhaus on 23-05-2013 21:07
#5
Diplotoxa messoria (Fallén, 1820), Chloropidae. The approximated crossveins and the colour let identify this species without doubt. Abundant around lakes and ponds with Eleocharis spp. (Cyperaceae), being the host plant genus.