Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown fly 17 Aug 2016 SW Sweden -> Hydrotaea cf. capensis (Muscidae)

Posted by Johane on 21-08-2016 13:56
#1

Is it possible to tell what family it belongs to?

Edited by Johane on 25-08-2016 00:10

Posted by John Carr on 21-08-2016 18:36
#2

Hydrotaea?

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 21-08-2016 18:38
#3

Yes, sugenus Ophyra.

Posted by Johane on 21-08-2016 23:45
#4

Thanks Stephane! Which Swedish species are included in subgenus Ophyra? http://dyntaxa.se...fo/1011573

Edited by Johane on 21-08-2016 23:46

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 22-08-2016 20:42
#5

Hydrotaea aenescens
Hydrotaea capensis
Hydrotaea ignava

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 22-08-2016 21:15
#6

I can rule out H. aenescens, and if I can see correctly a white calypter on the right, it would remain only H. capensis.

Posted by Johane on 25-08-2016 00:07
#7

Thanks Stephane! :) I didn't make more photos of the fly, so I'll call it H. cf. capensis