Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tiny fly (26.09.09)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 03-10-2009 22:35
#1
Hi!
I was only photographing the butterfly... B). Any idea about the small Brachycera? (Northwest Germany, last weekend)
Posted by javanerkelens on 03-10-2009 23:23
#2
:D:D:D
Nice photo!
The little fly, looks a siphona sp. to me..
Joke van Erkelens
Posted by Juergen Peters on 03-10-2009 23:50
#3
Hi, Joke!
javanerkelens wrote:
The little fly, looks a siphona sp. to me..
Siphona sp. were indeed very numerous here in the last weeks. But I had them small, but not *so* small in mind.
Posted by Roger Thomason on 04-10-2009 00:50
#4
Colour scheme seems similar to
Ceranthia lichtwardtiana in the Gallery...Don't know what size they are, or if they are found in Germany.
Roger
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-10-2009 17:48
#5
Hi, Roger!
Roger Thomason wrote:
Colour scheme seems similar to Ceranthia lichtwardtiana in the Gallery...Don't know what size they are, or if they are found in Germany.
Thanks, they look really quite similar. And the species occurs in Germany, but I don't know more on the size than "small". I did not expect to get a genus or even species name for this little fly, family would be more than fine. And there are two votes vor Tachinidae... :)
Posted by ChrisR on 04-10-2009 18:51
#6
The overall appearance would seem to suggest
Siphona (Tachinidae) and I think you can make out the forward-pointing, hinged proboscis on the photo.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-10-2009 19:11
#7
Hi, Chris!
ChrisR wrote:
The overall appearance would seem to suggest Siphona (Tachinidae) and I think you can make out the forward-pointing, hinged proboscis on the photo.
Thanks! I'm not sure, whether I see a proboscis or a part of a foreleg. If it's a proboscis, it's much shorter than that of the one on the big photo.
Posted by ChrisR on 04-10-2009 19:31
#8
Siphona have a folding proboscis - first picture shows it folded - second picture shows it extended ;)