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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly ID. Female Leptometopa latipes

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 02-08-2019 09:55

Hi!
Photo on Finland Kokkola 2 Aug. 2019.
Is it possible to get species for that male?
Size 4mm.

Thanks for help.

Edited by Pentti Ketola on 02-08-2019 15:54

Posted by Tony Irwin on 02-08-2019 11:33

Is it a male? I'd suggest Leptometopa sp.

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 02-08-2019 12:17

Thanks Tony!

Only one species of Leptometopa has been found in Finland: Leptometopa latipes!

Posted by Tony Irwin on 02-08-2019 14:48

So I think yours is a female. Male L.latipes have much wider tibiae.

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 02-08-2019 15:32

Ok, Thanks!