Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Diptera in Burmese amber
Posted by Oiotoshi on 23-02-2023 20:38
#1
Hello all, i have a small diptera in this quite diry Burmese amber.
The preservation is quite nice, but Dipteras are really hard for me to ID.
Can someone give a guess on it?
Thank you.
Edited by Oiotoshi on 23-02-2023 20:38
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 23-02-2023 21:51
#2
Only guess as a start of discussion. May be Hybotidae?
Posted by John Carr on 20-06-2023 13:28
#3
Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
Only guess as a start of discussion. May be Hybotidae?
Yes, it looks like Tachydromiinae.
Posted by WkarenBbrewW on 08-10-2025 19:39
#4
Oiotoshi wrote:
Hello all, i have a small diptera in this quite diry Burmese amber.
The preservation is quite nice, but Dipteras are really hard for me to ID.
Can someone give a guess on it?
Thank you.
Hey Oiotoshi,
Nice specimen! It might be a small family like Ceratopogonidae or Chloropidae, but it’s hard to be sure without clearer views of the wings or antennae. A higher-res or different-angle photo could help with ID. Either way, it’s a beautiful piece!
Posted by Andrzej on 09-10-2025 22:26
#5
Sorry, but unfortunately, not Chloropidae... Antennae and the wing venation exclude at once Chloropidae ... If you know when the hosts of Chloropid flies evolved, you wouldn't write such words ...