Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Conops ceriaeformis, female?

Posted by Volker on 10-08-2025 16:04
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Germany, Saarland, Bexbach, Garden on Mentha, Absolute Altitude 250 m, 10.08.2025
Based on the pictures on this page, it should be this species. https://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/Conops_ceriaeformis.htm

Posted by Volker on 10-08-2025 16:05
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Posted by jck on 12-08-2025 23:02
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In the Conopidae key which I use, you only get to C. ceriaeformis if the frons is black. Your fly is at least partly yellow on the head, which might key to Conops strigatus. As I don't know either species, I would advise waiting on an expert opinion.

James