Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Unkown small fly
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| Larry Shone |
Posted on 21-05-2010 15:22
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 Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
I'm sure I've seen one of these before and got an ID-I may have seen it on a TV natural history program though. Anyway its a small fly seen here on the tip of a small Buddleia leaf, and has two distinct spots near the wingtip, which are often held delta-wing like.   
Edited by Larry Shone on 21-05-2010 15:23 |
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| Alexandru Pintilioaie |
Posted on 21-05-2010 15:33
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 1019 Joined: 04.02.10 |
I think is Sepsidae, but wait for an expert  |
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| Gunnar M Kvifte |
Posted on 21-05-2010 16:27
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Member Location: Kassel, Germany Posts: 436 Joined: 18.08.09 |
Female Sepsis. |
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| Larry Shone |
Posted on 21-05-2010 16:56
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Member Location: Darlington UK Posts: 187 Joined: 08.05.10 |
Thanks guys, Sepsis, got it! I notice a fly on the homepage,left hand side, the list of Latest uploads, and one of them, Myojela lucida looks similar, at least in profile. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 21-05-2010 19:02
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Myoleja belongs to a completely different family, Tephritidae! Colour, shape of belly and wings, behaviour - all VERY different. Yours is Sepside, and genus Sepsis is the best ID that can be done from these photos. Be careful with comparisons; often minute details, especially genitalia, are decisive for classification.
Edited by Sundew on 21-05-2010 19:03 |
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