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Notophila sp.? -> Minettia fasciata agg.
Michael Becker
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Hello,

is this fly a Notiphila sp.? I found it beginning of June near the river Mosel. Length was about 6mm.

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Michael Becker
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Hello Nikita,

thank you for the correction. Perhaps something from the Minettia fasciata group?

Michael
 
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It is.
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Michael Becker
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Thank you both.

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OK, I would have pointed you in the wrong direction with Parochthiphila (Chamaemyidae)Frown

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Michael Becker
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Hello Jan,

all these flies from different families are very similar for me. How can you dinstinguish them?

Michael
 
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How can you distinguish them? A good question. Just get a lot of experience (which I obviously still lackFrown) by identifying material upto family level with the key of Pjotr Oostenbroek.
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