Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae - Scatella sp.

Posted by Clive Lau on 29-03-2023 11:57
#1

Location: Hok Tau, Hong Kong
Date: 28.iii.2023

Edited by Clive Lau on 29-03-2023 13:45

Posted by Clive Lau on 29-03-2023 11:57
#2

Head, wing, Lateral Views

Posted by Roger Thomason on 29-03-2023 12:35
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No idea which Ephydrids you get in HK, but it looks like Scatella tenuicosta Ephydridae.

https://www.disco...p;see=name

https://www.disco...tenuicosta

Edited by Roger Thomason on 29-03-2023 12:51

Posted by Clive Lau on 29-03-2023 13:45
#4

Thank you Roger. We have records of Scatella stagnalis in HK. S. tenuicosta has also been reported in mainland China but is yet to be confirmed to be here.