Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown Conopidae from 12.07.18 --> Conops flavipes
Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-07-2018 17:42
#1
Hello,
this 7-8 mm fly visited
Eupatorium cannabinum in our courtyard (northwest Germany) this afternoon. Unfortunately I could take only these two photos.
Edited by Juergen Peters on 12-07-2018 22:04
Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-07-2018 17:43
#2
Pic #2
Posted by piros on 12-07-2018 18:24
#3
It should be Conops flavipes, I think.
Greetings,
Henrik
Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-07-2018 18:59
#4
Hello Henrik,
piros wrote:
It should be Conops flavipes, I think.
with so few yellow? That surprises me. Thank you!
Posted by piros on 12-07-2018 20:47
#5
This is just my impression. Do you see any other possibility?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-07-2018 21:43
#6
Hello,
piros wrote:
This is just my impression. Do you see any other possibility?
my first guess was
Abrachyglossum capitatum (never heard of it before, don't know, how plausible it is). But legs and wing markings seem to be not dark enough...
Posted by piros on 12-07-2018 21:50
#7
May be I am misstaken, but I think I can see a long proboscis in these pics, which would leave only Conops as a possible genus.
Edited by piros on 12-07-2018 22:12
Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-07-2018 22:03
#8
piros wrote:
May be I am misstaken, but I think I can see a long proboscis in these pics, which would leave only Conop as a possible genus.
That's why I excluded
Conops at first: I could not find one. I was accustomed to see it instantly in that genus (
C. quadrifasciatus is rather abundant here). But you may be right and it is only badly visible on theese two not so good photos. I will store them as
Conops flavipes, if nobody disagrees. Thank you!