Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sciomyzidae or pherbina ?? Is it possible to tell from this photo

Posted by Alandy7 on 31-08-2011 20:14
#1
Can anyone ID this fly from attached picture. The nearest I can get is the Marsh Fly "Ilione albiseta", But I am not at all convinced. It was on a bullrush reed in a boggy area in North Yorkshire UK (August 2011)
Edited by Alandy7 on 06-09-2011 12:51

Posted by Sara21392 on 31-08-2011 20:39
#2
Sciomyzidae! :)

Posted by tristram on 31-08-2011 20:59
#3
Ilione albiseta has only a few dark spots on its wings: http://www.dipter...to_id=1806
but your fly looks to have a much more extensive pattern, so it must be something else.

Posted by tristram on 31-08-2011 21:11
#4
I could guess Limnia unguicornis: http://www.dipter...to_id=2236, but you should probably add "Sciomyzidae" to the title and hope it attracts an expert.

Posted by Fred Fly on 31-08-2011 21:16
#5
Pherbina sp. female