Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ilione lineata ?

Posted by Axel D on 09-07-2022 13:47
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Hello

Yesterday I found this fly in a wet forest with Molinia caerulea (and Calluna/Erica in other parts). First I thought it was a Limnia (cf. paludicola) but I noticed it lacks the reticulate wing pattern. Therefore I think it can be an Ilione but I don't recognize the common I. albiseta. I think I. lineata should be a good option but I don't know this species and I don't know what does Ilione unipunctata (also known from France) look like.
What is your opinion ?

Found in Poigny-la-Forêt (78125), Yveline, Île-de-France, France
On the 9th of July 2022
Body length : around 9 mm