Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small fly on Nymphaea --> Hydrellia sp.
Posted by Dennis on 08-08-2013 21:38
#1
Hallo
Bavaria, 20.July
Several 2-3mm small flys where at
Nymphaea alba at a little pond.
I have not really an idea. Family
Chloropidae?
Regards,
Dennis
Edited by Dennis on 09-08-2013 08:16
Posted by John Carr on 09-08-2013 06:48
#2
Not Chloropidae. Could be Ephydridae, which have weak posterior veins, a subcostal break, and aquatic habits.
Posted by mossnisse on 09-08-2013 07:39
#3
Might be Hydrellia that I have seen running around on Nymphaea.
Posted by Dennis on 09-08-2013 08:16
#4
Oh, I forgot family
Ephydridae.
I would agree with
Hydrellia sp. There are other small ones which looks quiet similar, but they have more hairs at the Thorax.
Thank you both!
Regards,
Dennis
Posted by Tadeusz Zatwarnicki on 17-08-2013 09:02
#5
Looks like Hydrellia griseola (Fall.)
Tadek
Posted by Dennis on 17-08-2013 11:24
#6
Hallo Tadeusz
Is it even possible to make a reliable determination with these photos?
I unfortunately do not have more photos of them.
Regards,
Dennis
Edited by Dennis on 17-08-2013 11:24