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Ephydridae > Notiphila
lagura	#1 Posted on 27-11-2008 22:09
Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08	Hi, Can any kind of ID be made out of these rather dark images? The fly was no more than 5mm long (probably a little less). 15 June on a wooden railing surrounding a pond (Helsingborg, Sweden). Thanks! lagura attached the following image: [131.38Kb] Edited by lagura on 22-12-2008 20:12


lagura	#2 Posted on 27-11-2008 22:09
Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08	Another view lagura attached the following image: [127.54Kb] Edited by lagura on 28-11-2008 19:52


Susan R Walter	#3 Posted on 28-11-2008 15:02
Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06	Ephydridae? Susan


Jan Willem	#4 Posted on 28-11-2008 18:51
Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2160 Joined: 24.07.04	I agree with Susan! Change the title to Ephydridae to attract the attention of the specialists. Jan Willem van Zuijlen


lagura	#5 Posted on 28-11-2008 19:51
Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08	Thanks Susan and Jan. I will change the title. Edited by lagura on 28-11-2008 19:51


Tony Irwin	#6 Posted on 28-11-2008 20:08
Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7306 Joined: 19.11.04	Notiphila - but I try not to identify them to species from photos! Tony ---------- Tony Irwin


lagura	#7 Posted on 28-11-2008 20:11
Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08	Thanks Tony.


Cranefly	#8 Posted on 22-12-2008 10:40
Member Location: Shachovskaya Posts: 647 Joined: 17.09.08	I know several palaeartctic species which have black tibiae: uliginosa, aquatica, brunipes, major and lyra, tha latter is on the Far East only. uliginoda has black palpi, here we can see yellowish. Eye-to-cheek index is rather high (not aquatica) but not 2:1 as in major. So the only species left is Notiphila brunipes, but usually it has silvery-white face, rarely - a little yellowish, here it seems too yellowish, but possilbe it is some photo-effect.


lagura	#9 Posted on 22-12-2008 20:11
Member Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 1241 Joined: 24.10.08	Thanks for help and interesting info. I think the yellowish colour is caused by me lighten a dark photo. That usually creates an increase in yellow.