Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolicopodidae, Genus: Sciapus sp. ID?
Posted by helge on 17-10-2016 18:06
#1
Hi! Can anybody help me to identify this fly? I found it this summer (June) in Austria, near to Vienna...
Thank you in advance!
Helge
Edited by helge on 17-10-2016 18:14
Posted by helge on 17-10-2016 18:18
#2
Helge wrote:
Hi! Can anybody help me to identify this fly? I found it this summer (June) in Austria, near to Vienna...
Thank you in advance!
Helge
Posted by Tony Irwin on 17-10-2016 19:27
#3
The modified middle tarsi, combined with the very broad wings suggests
Sciapus platypterus.
Posted by helge on 17-10-2016 20:51
#4
Thank you, Tony, for your answer and the explanation! :)
Posted by Tony Irwin on 17-10-2016 20:54
#5
I should have pointed out that this is a male. The female has much narrower wings, and is less easy to identify.
Posted by helge on 18-10-2016 10:24
#6
Thank´s for your efforts Tony!!