Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small, black fly with rotund abdomen

Posted by Bruce Williams on 28-06-2012 14:12
#1

Buckinghamshire, England.

Size ~4mm

Help with identification appreciated.

Bruce

Posted by Bruce Williams on 28-06-2012 14:13
#2

Dorsal view of the same fly.

Posted by mossnisse on 28-06-2012 14:50
#3

Stratiomyidae

Posted by John Carr on 28-06-2012 17:49
#4

Pachygaster atra?

Posted by Paul Beuk on 28-06-2012 19:23
#5

Yes, a female

Posted by Bruce Williams on 28-06-2012 20:50
#6

Thank you for your help everyone.

I should have said that the photo was taken on 27th June 2012 (Mossnisse - I see you recorded a female of the same species on the same day in Slovakia :))

Bruce