Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Thyridanthrax spec. 2 - Bombyliidae Cyprus

Posted by hedy2411 on 25-06-2017 20:25
#1

Can this fly be named..?
Found 19-6-2017 in Cyprus

Edited by hedy2411 on 01-07-2017 14:25

Posted by hedy2411 on 25-06-2017 20:26
#2

..and this one..

Posted by johnes81 on 25-06-2017 21:26
#3

Thyridanthrax sp

Posted by hedy2411 on 01-07-2017 14:19
#4

This one is bigger though, so size is not important....B)

Thank you for your reaction John!

Regards,
Hedy

Posted by johnes81 on 01-07-2017 16:58
#5

The wing venation is difficult to judge accurately from these photos but it sure resembles Thyridanthrax. Size may or may not matter.

I find size variances often and sometimes substantial size differences. I suppose that abundance of food during larval stages determines the size. I've found very fat and larger Lucilia species before, which indicates an abundance of food for the larva.

unless I see other photos, I cannot suggest a better match for this species.