Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Gymnochiromyia mating

Posted by Carnifex on 07-07-2023 09:33
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I do not have high hopes, as the species are not easy to ID, this is the only shot and has a rather mediocre quality.
However, at least ♂ and ♀ are both shown...

Main reason for requesting ID is that for Austria, only one species (flavella) is recorded, but looking at recent publications, the occurrence of at least inermis and mihalyii seems to be reasonable as well.

So, any thoughts (also excluding possibilities)?

Vienna, late June

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