Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lipara lucens, Chloropidae, Hungary
Posted by Xespok on 24-05-2006 23:10
#1
Is this a strange Syrphidae? Or maybe a Stratiomyidae?
Edited by Xespok on 25-05-2006 11:12
Posted by Kahis on 25-05-2006 07:27
#2
Strange indeed.
Lipara lucens is very large for a chloropid. This species makes ciger-shaped galls on
Phragmites; the galls are easier to find than the flies.
Posted by Xespok on 25-05-2006 11:14
#3
Thx!
This is a real giant in this family. All the chloropids that I had seen so far were in the 2-4 mm range. This was 2-3 times as long.
I made this photo next to a small creek with a limited amount of reeds in the vicinity.
Posted by Kahis on 25-05-2006 11:58
#4
My rather limited experience is that
Lipara prefers reeds growing on land and perhaps also sparse stands over the real dense reed beds.