Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psilidae - Chamaepsila pallida (Fallén, 1820)

Posted by Roger Thomason on 27-12-2020 16:53
#1

Photographed in Cults, Aberdeen during July. Looks like some very yellow Psila sp.? Small one about 3-4 mm if I remember correctly.

Edited by Roger Thomason on 31-12-2020 16:12

Posted by Ectemnius on 28-12-2020 18:37
#2

Hello Roger,
No, a Chamaepsila. Unfortunately the number of dorsocentral bristle is not visible, so one has only the colour to go on. I'd say Chamaepsila pallida (Fallén, 1820) on account of the entirely pale, abdomen, body, head, legs and antennae. There are no other North-West European species known to me who are so pale.
Kind regards,
Ectemnius

Edited by Ectemnius on 28-12-2020 18:37

Posted by Roger Thomason on 31-12-2020 16:12
#3

Thanks for that Ectemnius, appreciated :)

Regards

Roger