Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small black fly with large scutellum (may 2nd, 2018) => Lauxaniidae, Minettia longipennis

Posted by ThorstenRoeder on 02-05-2018 17:40
#1
Dear forum,

those small black ones...I cannot even guess a family...and there`s just one bad photo:-(
Would anyone like to help?

Thanks in advance for taking a look at this.

may, 2nd, 2018 - garden, rhine valley, southwest germany, about 3-4mm

Best regards, Thorsten
Edited by ThorstenRoeder on 03-05-2018 08:01

Posted by John Carr on 02-05-2018 18:29
#2
Minettia longipennis?

Posted by ThorstenRoeder on 03-05-2018 07:56
#3
Thanks a lot, John!

Uups, sorry, your question mark is, of course, because one should know this species - ok, I hope, I'll never forget now.

Best regards, Thorsten
Edited by ThorstenRoeder on 03-05-2018 07:58