Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Asteia amoena, was : Small fly on ivy

Posted by Philippe moniotte on 16-09-2017 16:59
#1

Hello
Can anyone id this little fellow (2,5 mm) abundant today on Ivy (Hedera helix)
Heron, central Belgium.
Here are my cogitations, for what they are worth : Too many bristles on the head for a chloropidae, and not the right venation for drosophilidae (no Dm-Cu cross vein). PLus the banded eyes ?

TIA
Philippe

Edited by Philippe moniotte on 16-09-2017 17:48

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 16-09-2017 17:28
#2

Asteia amoena (Asteiidae).

Posted by Philippe moniotte on 16-09-2017 17:44
#3

Thanks Stephane. I had never even heard of that family before!