Thread subject: Diptera.info :: little yellow fly - Lauxaniidae?

Posted by Sundew on 07-02-2009 23:50
#1

Hello,
Here comes a small yellow fly from my garden, seen in June of 2008. I doubt whether it is a Lauxaniid, as it has feathery aristae. This character is met in Drosophilids, but I am not familiar with them. So help is gratefully accepted!
Sundew

Posted by katerina dvorakova on 08-02-2009 10:33
#2

Hello,
Minettia plumicornis, a male ;).
Katka

Posted by Sundew on 08-02-2009 13:41
#3

Many thanks, Katka - "plumicornis" is a perfect species epithet, surely pointing to the peculiar arista.