Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Flies associated with Meloe
Posted by Susan R Walter on 04-04-2019 19:26
#1
Any thoughts on what these small flies are, on and near a male Meloe violaceus? What might they be doing? I suspect the proximity isn't just a coincidence, I think they are deliberately accompanying or attracted to the beetle. Photo taken today, central lowland France.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-04-2019 20:02
#2
Hello Susan,
I think, canthariphilous Ceratopogonidae.
Atrichopogon?
Posted by John Carr on 04-04-2019 22:10
#3
Subgenus
Melohelea feeds on Meloidae. I can't be sure of ID from this photo.
Posted by Paul Beuk on 05-04-2019 07:34
#4
With specimens in hand I could identify it...
Posted by Susan R Walter on 09-04-2019 19:27
#5
Thanks all for the ID suggestions. Paul -- I was with my walking group -- it's hard enough stopping to photograph something, much less capture a specimen ! :-)