Thread subject: Diptera.info :: nicely patterned Psychid -> Trichomyia cf. urbica
Posted by Carnifex on 19-06-2022 17:14
#1
these ones seem to dislike flash light - several sitting on a tree trunk, they all flew away after this one photo.
How far is an ID possible?
Trichomyia maybe?
Vienna, Wienerwald, mid June
Edited by Carnifex on 19-06-2022 19:02
Posted by weia on 19-06-2022 17:53
#2
Trichomyia urbica. Nice species.
Sorry, overthere it could be more species. Trichomyia spec.
Edited by weia on 19-06-2022 17:54
Posted by Carnifex on 19-06-2022 19:23
#3
Thanks weia - according to Fauna Europaea it comes down to two species:
T. urbica or
parvula.
However, there is no
T. hardeggensis and
T. stephani on that list, the former a species found directly at the border to Austria, and whose habitat description would fit for the specimen I saw.
Would be great if I could find the specimens again, because not a single species from the genus has been reported from Austria yet, as far as I am aware.
Posted by weia on 20-06-2022 08:40
#4
Faune Europea hasn't been updated for a very long time and they do not react on mail...
Posted by Carnifex on 21-06-2022 06:51
#5
little fun fact to add: although not yet reported from the country, the recently described species
T. hardeggensis is named after an Austrian city
additional fun fact: with 86 inhabitants, Hardegg is the smallest city in Austria