Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mycophaga testacea?

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 05-10-2020 11:47
#1
Hello,
I found this fly with a red spot on frons sitting head-down on a big mushroom (Coprinus comatus). It flew away and disappeared after the first picture. One and half an hour later I went back, found a fly on the same mushroom and took some more pictures. It was exactly the same fly, as can be seen by comparing the small injuries of wings.
Is it a Mycophaga testaea?
Thanks, Marion

(3.10.2020, on a meadow in Germany, Saxony)

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 05-10-2020 11:48
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2nd picture

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 05-10-2020 11:49
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3rd picture

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 29-10-2021 21:58
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lifted up

Could it be a Pegomya?

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 31-10-2021 22:52
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Mycophaga has plumose arista. Arista seems to me bare.

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 01-11-2021 13:43
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Thank you for answer, Nikita.
I looked again for all pictures, but could also not see any hint for a plumose arista. Unfortunately, I do not have photos with better resolution. Is it a Pegomya or are there further similar looking candidates attracted by Coprinus comatus?

Best wishes, Marion