Posted by Sundew on 28-08-2021 14:33
#1
Hi,
Some days ago I saw several of these dark muscid males on hazel leaves. The peculiar front femora make them
Hydrotaea, and the key by d'Assis Fonseca (
https://www.royen...art04b.pdf) leads rather surely to
H. cyrtoneurina with its densely hairy eyes. There are also very similar examples in the forum, but as I am still struggling with the identification of Muscidae, I'd prefer confirmation or correction of my ID. Thanks for help!
The location was southwestern Germany near Stuttgart.
This is the general habitus.