Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Kesselimyia ?

Posted by Lippo on 23-06-2020 12:21
#1
It was circling at full speed on a banana leaf and from time to time showed bright red reflections.

Size is between 2 & 3 mm. The wing veins on the one hand and the large tarsus of the hind leg on the other hand may suggest this genus.

Bad choice ?

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos261/big/Platypezinae%20F%201.JPG
Daniel Philippe : France : STE LIVRADE SUR LOT : 47110 : 22/06/2020
Altitude : 45 m - Taille : 3 mm estimé
Réf. : 261089

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos261/big/Platypezinae%20F%202.JPG
Daniel Philippe : France : STE LIVRADE SUR LOT : 47110 : 22/06/2020
Altitude : 45 m - Taille : 2 - 3 mm
Réf. : 261090

Posted by Lippo on 27-06-2020 12:33
#2
I am sorry to bother again, but I cannot see anything else actually and the only species in France seems to be K. chandleri.

I understand that the poor quality of the photos is an obstacle to any attempt to identify with certainty, but could we simply answer to this question: Unlikely or not unlikely ?
Edited by Lippo on 27-06-2020 12:36

Posted by Paul Beuk on 29-06-2020 10:16
#3
I think Keseelimyia is okay. :)

Posted by Lippo on 29-06-2020 11:00
#4
Wow ! Great !

Many thanks Paul, |t