Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Chloropidae? O.frit.
Posted by Roger Thomason on 21-12-2009 03:58
#1
Found this lot on a Buttercup type flower..I can see a Sciarid ? (behind the blade of grass) and little wasp, but was wondering if the tiny flies are Chloropidae. I think I can make out the Ocellar triangle..maybe some
Oscinella sp. going by what's in the Gallery.
Sorry pics are bit duff...there was a LOT of sheep's crap around...and being a big woose, I didn't want to get COVERED IN IT.
Roger.....Ultima-woose.
Edited by Roger Thomason on 19-11-2022 17:21
Posted by Roger Thomason on 21-12-2009 04:01
#2
A little bit closer, but not much better...
Posted by Sara21392 on 20-08-2014 15:23
#3
All flies are Oscinella ?frit, Chloropidae.
Posted by von Tschirnhaus on 19-11-2022 17:07
#4
Chloropidae, Oscinellinae: Oscinella frit (L., 1758), the frit fly, a dangerous pest of cereals including maize. As the fore-tibiae are not completely yellow, O. pusilla (Meigen, 1830) can be excluded. The hymenopteron is a parasitoid Chalcidoidea wasp.
Posted by Roger Thomason on 19-11-2022 17:16
#5
Thank you once again for ID-ing photos of Chloropidae for me, and confirmin Sara's idea on O.frit!
She'll be surprised at getting it right ;) [kidding Sara]
Kindest regards
Roger