Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lauxaniidae?
Posted by almaviva on 26-12-2018 15:29
#1
Hi and happy Christmas to you all,
I'm confused by this one, looking a bit like Meiosimyza decempunctata but with the wrong colouring. Catched early November on Salix in Lund, Sweden. It's in the freeze so I can take more pictures or if you can guide me to an online key.
Patrik, Lund
Posted by almaviva on 26-12-2018 15:32
#2
Pic 2
Posted by Jan Maca on 26-12-2018 15:58
#3
According to sparse visible hints, I would say: Opomyza
Posted by almaviva on 26-12-2018 16:47
#4
Thanks. What do I need to check for possible ID?
Posted by almaviva on 26-12-2018 17:52
#5
Thanks again, I found the key in Brit Journal of Entomology and Natural History (1993). It should be Opomyza florum, though it is slightly strange that the thorax is not yellowish.
Posted by Jan Willem on 26-12-2018 22:44
#6
Color of
Opomyza florum is rather variable. I would also say
O. florum (female).
Posted by almaviva on 27-12-2018 00:41
#7
Thanks Jan!
Edited by almaviva on 27-12-2018 00:43