Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psychodidae ?
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 15-06-2009 23:47
#1
hi flyforum,
Yesterday I found a small Psychodidae(?) on a wooden bridge, near water.
This Psychodidae isn't hairy like other..
Is it Psychodidae?
It's got some typical patterns on the wings..
Very long hindlegs!, obviously..
place: Amsterdam forest
date: 15-06-2009
greeting Robert
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 15-06-2009 23:48
Posted by pwalter on 15-06-2009 23:53
#2
Hi, this is a Chironomid female. Psychodids are fully covered with big fur.
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 16-06-2009 00:03
#3
ok, thank you walter.
''Psychodids are fully covered with big fur'', that's what I was thinking but I imagine this could be some bold one?!B)
Posted by Paul Beuk on 16-06-2009 07:16
#4
NW European Psychodidae are 'furry', outside that area it may be another matter. Phlebotominae may be hairy, but not necessarily furry, for example.
Posted by Tony Irwin on 16-06-2009 18:57
#5
Not 100% sure, but I think this may be
Tanypus punctipennis
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 20-06-2009 21:45
#6
Thank you for your comment Tony,
I'll make it Tanypus cf. punctipennis
Posted by Gunnar M Kvifte on 04-09-2009 22:58
#7
Some Sycorax species have been taken in Northern Europe; they are not especially hairy.