Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-06-2023 20:47
#1
Hello,
a 3-4 mm fly on low vegetation near a small rivulet (northwest Germany).
Edited by Juergen Peters on 17-06-2023 19:37
Posted by Iain MacGowan on 17-06-2023 10:14
#3
perhaps Platypezidae? Lonchaeidae never have holoptic eyes
Posted by eklans on 17-06-2023 12:04
#4
Hallo Jürgen, from what I see it could be the male
Polyporivora ornata.
De Nederlaandse breedvoetvliegen en basterdbreedvoetvliegen (Platypezidae & Opetiidae), Menno Reemer & Herman de Jong, 2016
Posted by Juergen Peters on 17-06-2023 19:36
#5
Thank you Iain and Eric!
So I still have to wait for the first Lonchaeid this year (there was no
Earomiya lonchaeoides this spring and still no
Silba fumosa).