Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Elachiptera? Which species? --> Chamaepsila

Posted by RE Niks on 08-06-2022 19:02
#1

I found several specimens of this fly in my Ligustrum hedge in my garden in N Netherlands. Is it Elachiptera? If zo, which species? I estimate its length between 2 and 3 mm.

Edited by RE Niks on 08-06-2022 21:33

Posted by RE Niks on 08-06-2022 19:02
#2

Side view. I have more pictures, in case a relevant detail is not visible here.

Edited by RE Niks on 08-06-2022 19:03

Posted by RE Niks on 08-06-2022 19:02
#3

Dorsal view

Posted by Roger Thomason on 08-06-2022 19:09
#4

Psilidae, Chamaepsila sp.

Posted by Andrzej on 08-06-2022 19:24
#5

|t you've been faster than me...

Posted by RE Niks on 08-06-2022 21:30
#6

Thanks to both of you! Any chance to determine the species? Any distinctive trait needed to verify for that?