Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Orange Heleomyzidae - Suillia sp. on toadstool
Posted by nick upton on 11-10-2014 12:28
#1
I found some small slim orange flies on some toadstools growing from a rotting log. Reminded me of Psilidae, but a close look at the photos shows a row of bristles on the leading edges of the wings, so maybe Heleomyzidae…? and Suillia bicolor looks a good match, but I may well be wide of the mark. Please advise!
c 8mm 10.10.2104 Wickwar, Gloucesterhire in an ancient woodland.
Edited by nick upton on 11-10-2014 13:21
Posted by nick upton on 11-10-2014 12:29
#2
Wing edge bristles
Posted by nick upton on 11-10-2014 12:30
#3
Another fly on stem of toadstool
Edited by nick upton on 11-10-2014 12:52
Posted by jeremyr on 11-10-2014 12:45
#4
Hi Nick,
actually that looks like the clear-winged Suillia I saw the other day but didn't collect, and I've been looking for it again.
I suppose you'd have to key it
Jeremy
Posted by nick upton on 11-10-2014 12:52
#5
OK thanks. Suillia sp. for now then...
Posted by nick upton on 11-10-2014 13:30
#6
Suillia fuscicornis maybe? http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=24366&pid=108127
Posted by rvanderweele on 11-10-2014 14:04
#7
the one with the black antennae and humeral bristle is a S. atricornis
Posted by nick upton on 11-10-2014 19:10
#8
Many thanks Ruud. Both flies were on the same toadstool, but yes the second one has darker antennae. Many thanks for the ID.