Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscidae - Lispe? No, Limnophora

Posted by Sundew on 04-07-2022 03:14
#1

Hi,
Yesterday I saw a Muscid on a Salix shrub by a little stream, which I think is a Lispe species. Unfortunately it was too restless to allow for a good series of photos. I hope that the identification can nevertheless be narrowed down a bit. The locality is southwest Germany, 20 km west of Stuttgart.
Many thanks in advance, Sundew

Edited by Sundew on 20-07-2022 03:14

Posted by Sundew on 04-07-2022 03:15
#2

More pics.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 07-07-2022 21:10
#3

Limnophora

Posted by Sundew on 20-07-2022 03:15
#4

Ah - Limnophora is not yet familiar to me. This specimen has 2+3 dc, which fits L. triangula. Are there more species with this bristle combination to be considered?

Posted by John Carr on 20-07-2022 13:27
#5

Judging by the key to central European species, at least two species of Limnophora normally have 2+3 dc and others (L. nigripes) are variable.

Posted by Sundew on 20-07-2022 22:44
#6

OK, thanks - this fly remains Limnophora spec.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 01-08-2022 22:51
#7

I suppose female L. riparia