Thread subject: Diptera.info :: One of the most rare flies - Rachiceridae

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 02-03-2008 20:00
#1
Anyone did manage see this fly??
I know it is xylophagid... and the larvae feeds on rotten wood. But never saw this beauty besides some sketches I saw.

Maybe this fly prefers wet and shadowy environments?

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-05-2008 15:41
#2
finally I managed to see the first photo of a Rachicerid fly. It has extraordionary antennas. (though this is not a palearctic species.)
http://furumusi.a...g/4303.jpg

Posted by Tony Irwin on 08-05-2008 20:25
#3
Try again Jorge! This photo is a Keroplatus (Keroplatidae) or related genus.

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-07-2009 19:56
#4
Well, finally I saw the first online photo of Rachicerus sp. But they put in Xylophagidae.... Check it out here:
http://bugguide.n...iew/248345
and this AWESOME couple... such a rare sight!!! what lucky!!! :S
http://bugguide.n...view/59245