Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Muscoid fly ID -> Coenosia agromyzina (female)

Posted by Carnifex on 06-05-2019 22:34
#1

Hi,
can this fly be IDed? Resolution not great, and quite tiny for a calyptrate fly. Seen early May in Vienna.

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Edited by Carnifex on 07-05-2019 11:11

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 07-05-2019 08:34
#2

Seems to be female Coenosia agromyzina

Posted by Carnifex on 07-05-2019 11:09
#3

Thank you, Nikita!
Is there a published key specifically for (european) Coenosia available?

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 07-05-2019 12:42
#4

Lorin, give me you e-mail and I send you the key for European Muscid

Posted by John Carr on 07-05-2019 13:21
#5

This species is easy to identify by the shortened costa, ending at R4+5 instead of M.

Posted by Carnifex on 07-05-2019 14:52
#6

Thanks for the helpful input, John!