Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Identification help, please!
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| jezlee |
Posted on 14-09-2012 09:25
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 Member Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 195 Joined: 12.06.06 |
I photographed these flies in my garden in Wolverhampton, UK yesterday (13th September). There were very many of Fly1 about and I observed them moving about on the plant leaves with their wings held aloft, almost like they were dancing. Maybe 3mm in length? Fly2 was slightly bigger, but not by much! Maybe the last one (fly3) is one of the so-called "snail-killing" flies? Any help in identification would be much appreciated!
jezlee attached the following image:  [149.82Kb] Jez Lee www.uknature.co.uk |
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| jezlee |
Posted on 14-09-2012 09:25
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This is Fly2.
jezlee attached the following image:  [147.84Kb] Jez Lee www.uknature.co.uk |
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| jezlee |
Posted on 14-09-2012 09:26
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And finally - fly3! Many thanks! jezlee attached the following image:  [166.16Kb] Jez Lee www.uknature.co.uk |
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| Gnats2meetu |
Posted on 14-09-2012 09:38
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 Member Location: York, U.K. Posts: 303 Joined: 06.07.09 |
First fly: Sepsidae (Ensign Fly) Second fly: Chloropidae (Frit fly) Third fly: Tephritidae (Fruit fly) Bobby D Jorvík |
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| Sara21392 |
Posted on 14-09-2012 09:39
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2. Chloropidae: Chlorops sp. Please, don't put all species in one thread. thank you very much. 
Edited by Sara21392 on 14-09-2012 09:41 Sincerely yours Sara |
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| tristram |
Posted on 14-09-2012 13:02
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1335 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Fly 3 looks like Trypeta artemisiae: http://www.dipter...to_id=6299
Edited by tristram on 14-09-2012 13:02 |
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| jezlee |
Posted on 14-09-2012 15:59
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Member Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 195 Joined: 12.06.06 |
tristram wrote: Fly 3 looks like Trypeta artemisiae: http://www.dipter...to_id=6299 Hi Tristram - I think you may well be right! I found this interesting video of one ovipositing ... http://commons.wi...-08-03.ogv Jez Lee www.uknature.co.uk |
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