Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Physocephala cf. lacera?
Posted by Gabriele on 18-11-2012 20:08
#1
Hello,
I`d appreciate if my identification can be verified by experts. Thanks in advance.
Regards
Gabriele
1st July 2012, Lower Austria
Edited by Gabriele on 18-11-2012 20:51
Posted by Gabriele on 18-11-2012 20:15
#2
Here`s another picture showing the wings distinctly.
Gabriele
Posted by piros on 18-11-2012 22:27
#3
Hi, I think it is Physocephala vittata, or, possibly, P. curticornis. P. lacera should have a silverish stripe between the wing base and midleg, which this fly seems to lack. (I am not an expert, though!)
Best regards,
Henrik
Edited by piros on 18-11-2012 22:32
Posted by Gabriele on 18-11-2012 22:51
#4
Hi,
Thanks a lot. It seems there exist several very similar Physocephala sp.
Regards
Gabriele
Posted by Andre on 27-01-2013 15:55
#5
Lacera/pusilla also have the front of the wing completely black. In this specimen there is a whitish cell visible.
Silverish stripe not visible though, due to the wrong angle of the picture taken.
My guess would be
P. vittata.
Posted by jhstuke on 27-01-2013 17:08
#6
It is a very typical P. vitiate. look at the wing coloration with the isolated spot at the wing tip and the obviously light anterior wing margin.
Jens-Hermann