Posted by AdrianBothe on 28-06-2019 21:52
#1
Dear Dipterans,
on 02.05.2019 I found a black fly with smoky wings on moss covering a dead beech tree in the forest. I encountered it at night. Here are the pictures I took:
I would really appreciate it if you would help me with identification, so far I was unsuccessful to find a matching species.
Best regards,
Adrian
Edited by AdrianBothe on 21-02-2022 18:55
Posted by Jan Maca on 29-06-2019 20:28
#4
More probably S. mehadiae.(genae are wide). A control question - is it about as large a a housefly? If so, it must be S. mehadiae, as S. nigrithorax is much smaller.
Posted by AdrianBothe on 02-07-2019 13:58
#5
Thank you for the help. @Jan Maca: I dont quite remember how big it was, probably about 5-6mm.