Thread subject: Diptera.info :: humchback

Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 04-08-2007 21:15
#1

Inspired by all those weird Acrocerids I though to have found one myself - but alas, it's not even a fly I guess, but a Nematocera. Can anyone tell which family, or even perhaphs the genus/species?

Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Herbaceous grassland just near side walk. It seemed to love the Wild Carrot, to which it flew every time I disturbed it. Quiet flight, appearing whitish then. Small: 3 - 4 mm. Not very active actually; I managed to make these photo's despite too much wind.

Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 04-08-2007 21:16
#2

dorsal shot

Posted by Paul Beuk on 04-08-2007 22:40
#3

Ceratopogonidae.