Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Paykullia vs Rhinophora

Posted by Lippo on 13-05-2020 08:43
#1
SW France 2 days ago. Several of them were resting on cherry laurel leaves during brief rain stops.

Size variable between 4 mm for the smallest & 6 mm for the largest.

I thought they were Paykullia maculata at first glance, but I know think they could be Rhinophora lepida.

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos256/big/Paykullia%20maculata.JPG
Daniel Philippe : France : Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot : 47110 : 11/05/2020
Altitude : 45 m - Taille : 5 mm estimé
Réf. : 256860

Posted by Zeegers on 13-05-2020 09:01
#2
Or Stevenia. :)

Theo

Posted by Lippo on 13-05-2020 09:19
#3
OK, thank you Theo, |t

I eliminated Stevenia actually because I thought the bend of vein M was not sharp enough.

Posted by Zeegers on 13-05-2020 10:48
#4
In Rhinophoridae (in Europe), the bend is never really sharp. The stalk is too long for the genera you mentioned.

Theo

Posted by Lippo on 13-05-2020 11:56
#5
OK, thanks again, |t