Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lonchaeidae ?
Posted by Eric Steckx on 25-03-2018 11:16
#1
Aywaille (Belgium) 24/3/2018 on a trunc of
Betula pendula. About 3,5-4 mm.
Is it a Lonchaeidae ?
Thank you
Posted by Iain MacGowan on 25-03-2018 11:48
#2
No not Lonchaeidae - Fannidae??
Posted by Tony Irwin on 25-03-2018 13:54
#3
I'd say Anthomyiidae (anal vein reaches wing margin) - possibly
Egle, as mouthparts look quite protruding, and it's early in the season.
Posted by Eric Steckx on 26-03-2018 10:26
#4
Thank you Iain, thank you Tony !
Yes, it looks like
Egle, but isn't it too small for this genus (and for this family ...). The size was measured, not only estimated.
Posted by John Carr on 26-03-2018 17:20
#5
Most species of
Egle are in the
Egle minuta section (sensu Griffiths, 2003) with wing length typically 3-4 mm.