Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A couple of family-level Diptera ID questions
Posted by Neel B on 23-03-2025 20:39
#1
Hello,
I've got a couple of IDs that I'm not too sure about. Samples were collected in Santa Clara County, CA. Any help would be appreciated.
The first one (the one above what I believe is a Ceratopogonidae), I was thinking Limoniidae?
Edited by Neel B on 23-03-2025 20:46
Posted by Neel B on 23-03-2025 20:52
#2
Not sure whether this is the same family as the first image or a different. I feel like it looks slightly different, but I'm not too sure about this.
Posted by Neel B on 23-03-2025 20:57
#3
I could be overthinking this one. I had initially thought Chironomidae, but this one looks very different from other ones that I've seen, and I didn't see any prolegs.
Posted by Neel B on 23-03-2025 21:01
#4
Here's another perspective:
Posted by Neel B on 23-03-2025 21:10
#5
For the last one, I think the top one is psychodidae, and the bottom one might be either stratiomyidae or psychodidae.
Posted by atylotus on 25-03-2025 17:09
#6
Photo 1-2: Limoniidae, probably Hexatominae with indeed Ceratopogonidae at the bottom in Photo 1
Photo 3-4: Chironomidae, most likely Stenochironomus, long body with flat head
Photo 5: psychodidae, close to Berdeniella sp. (top) and Stratiomyidae (bottom)
Edited by atylotus on 25-03-2025 17:10
Posted by Neel B on 28-03-2025 22:29
#7
Hey atylotus,
Thank you so much for the help!