Thread subject: Diptera.info :: small fly? id help please
Posted by fleabag on 15-01-2007 02:07
#1
Hi,
I've not seen this one before,please could anyone tell me what it might be?
It was found briefly sat on a log in the sun today,on the sussex downs UK,with meadow,stream and mixed wood nearby.
I cant remember the zoom setting i used,so cant give an exact size,but small,maybe 2mm.I didnt have my flash so had to do my best without it today.
I had a look in the diptera gallery and in a few other online pic collections,but couldnt find one like it.
many thanks :)
Posted by fleabag on 15-01-2007 02:08
#2
heres a pic
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 15-01-2007 02:17
#3
this is not a dipter but a bark lice. :)
Posted by fleabag on 15-01-2007 02:45
#4
aahh ...that'll probably be why i couldnt find a fly like it :)
oh well ...thankyou for the id anyway.
funny looking bark lice compared to the winged one i usually see,i'd best go and try to find some more uk bark lice pics:)
Posted by Jan Willem on 15-01-2007 09:14
#5
I wouldn't call this a bark louse (as far as I know bark lice are Psocoptera). I think this specimen belongs to the family Triozidae (Homoptera: Psylloidea).
Jan Willem
Posted by LordV on 15-01-2007 17:41
#6
Agree with Jan- it's a Psyllid (jumping plant louse)
Brian V.
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 16-01-2007 01:02
#7
ok. you are right, Jan. :)