Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae? (31.08.21) --> Phyto melanocephala (m, Rhinophoridae)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 18-12-2021 17:38
#1
Hello,
a 5 mm fly in our courtyard (northwest Germany) at end of August.
Edited by Juergen Peters on 18-12-2021 20:47
Posted by eklans on 18-12-2021 18:00
#2
Hi Jürgen, I think it's a male Phyto melanocephala (thorax 3 vittae, petiole on R1).
Posted by Juergen Peters on 18-12-2021 20:46
#3
eklans wrote:
Hi Jürgen, I think it's a male Phyto melanocephala (thorax 3 vittae, petiole on R1).
Thanks a lot, Eric! I was also thinking about Rhinophoridae, but the Calyptrae seemed rather big to me.
Posted by Zeegers on 19-12-2021 09:09
#4
Melanomyia is black (check the gallery) and please note the strong apical scutellars and short petiole in wing: Male Phyto melancephala.
Theo
Posted by Juergen Peters on 19-12-2021 17:11
#5
Hello Theo,
Zeegers wrote:
Melanomyia is black (check the gallery)
? I didn't mention
Melanomya nana here. I posted it in another thread:
https://www.dipte..._id=104408
Thanks for confirming
Phyto melanocephala.
Posted by Zeegers on 19-12-2021 19:43
#6
Apologies, my mistake.
Theo