Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Brachycera sp1 from Moorea, French Polynesia

Posted by Tramage on 13-09-2025 12:47
#1
Hello,
This Brachycera has been collected in a yellow pan trap in coastal area of Moorea, in French Polynesia.
I have no idea of its family, is it possible to tell based on this picture ?
Thank you for the help !

Posted by John Carr on 13-09-2025 13:03
#2
I think Ephydridae.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 13-09-2025 14:21
#3
Diasemocera or close, I think

Posted by Tramage on 13-09-2025 14:47
#4
Based on your remarks, I've searched for Ephydridae Discomyzinae for the region, and Discomyza maculipennis (Wiedemann, 1824) can be a good candidate, based on the habitus and wing pattern. This species is already reported from French Polynesia too.