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september, west Romania, into a forest, 1000m altitude

Bibio pomonae or varipes?

First i had thinked it's pomonae, but after watching this guy pictures now i'm confused
http://www.commanster.eu/commanster/Insects/Flies/Bibionidae.html

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That site has many misidentifications. The photo of female pomonae in the gallery shows sharply contrasting red femora and black tibiae and pale posterior veins, like your fly.

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John is totally right. This is a female pomonae.
Pretty late in the season.

Theo

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As for the other website, the male pomonae is totally OK. The pomonae in the ' wing' section given as pomonae is clearly a mistake, it is from the picture previously given as ' varipes', which might actually be a female johannis.

General warning: Alle females of the johannis - lanigerus group have red femora as well as tibiae. In pomonae, the tibiae are black (and the wing venation is different).


Theo

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Thanks both of you guys for clarification.



I wrote the wrong date. the photo was taken on 31 august 2015.
the fly was unmoving even was afternoon. maybe was dead :|