Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae >Philygria interstincta
Posted by blowave on 23-02-2010 21:45
#1
Hi,
I'm taking an (un)educated guess here, it looks like Limnellia sp. but as we only have 3 species of that here, and the other two appear to have dark legs, I chose this one! :D
I have pics of both male and female from 10th October to 17th November 2009. They were only around 2mm long, found at the base of my south wall (near Lincoln UK) where they hopped onto poor grass blades on sandy soil.
A female on 9th November. 4 pics.
Janet
Edited by blowave on 24-02-2010 16:10
Posted by blowave on 23-02-2010 21:46
#2
pic 2
Posted by blowave on 23-02-2010 21:47
#3
pic 3
Posted by blowave on 23-02-2010 21:47
#4
pic 4
Posted by Tony Irwin on 24-02-2010 02:53
#5
Philygria interstincta.
Limnellia has a spotted costal cell, and a hairy face with larger mouth opening.
Posted by blowave on 24-02-2010 16:10
#6
Thank you! We have none of these in the Gallery so I will add them. :)
Janet
Posted by Tony Irwin on 24-02-2010 21:46
#7
And this one looks like a female
Posted by blowave on 24-02-2010 21:51
#8
Yes, I had thought so too Tony! The swollen abdomen is a good clue, although not necessarily always so. ;)
The eyes on the male do look a tad bigger too.
Janet