Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Brachycera sp2 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 Tramage on 16-09-2025 14:13
#2

Does anyone have an idea of the family of this Brachycera ?

Posted by John Carr on 16-09-2025 14:29
#3

The antenna looks like Ephydridae. I thought the genitalia large for the family.

Posted by nielsyese on 18-09-2025 17:35
#4

As I am interested in Ephydridae, but couldn't ID the species, I asked it to Tadeusz Zatwarnicki: it is Clasiopella uncinata Hendel, 1914.

Posted by Tramage on 22-09-2025 09:28
#5

Thank you very much for that identification !
This species is new for French Polynesia, quite common on the site studied, that's a new nice addition to this fauna.