Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Platypezidae (Protoclythia?) male and female

Posted by Carnifex on 02-11-2020 22:33
#1

Early November, in my backyard in Vienna, on the same plant, but different leaves - one species or two? Could the male be Protoclythia modesta and the female P. rufa?

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Did not catch the female, so this is the best I can provide
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Edited by Carnifex on 01-11-2021 22:49

Posted by Carnifex on 01-03-2021 17:23
#2

any Platypezid experts around? :-)

Posted by sbushes on 25-01-2026 01:30
#3

The male cannot be Protoclythia, as the 1st hind tarsomere is shorter than the 3rd.
The female appears to be Protoclythia though and I agree... it should be rufa :)

Posted by Carnifex on 25-01-2026 09:31
#4

The male I had meanwhile IDed as Polyporivora ornata, the wing venation seems to match