Thread subject: Diptera.info :: little fly in a puddle --> Parydra (Ephydridae)

Posted by pat_der2003 on 09-05-2009 17:55
#1
this one was at the side of a puddle.

Loire-atlantique, April 17 2009.

any chance to get an ID and to know what it was doing there ? drinking water, ... ?
Edited by pat_der2003 on 10-05-2009 11:48

Posted by Tony Irwin on 09-05-2009 18:48
#2
Parydra (Ephydridae), and it's probably feeding on diatoms.

Posted by pat_der2003 on 10-05-2009 11:49
#3
Many thanks for this ID and for the informations !! :)