Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sepsidae? no, Opomyzidae - Geomyza sp.
Posted by tim worfolk on 21-06-2009 07:21
#1
I assume this is a Sepsid (if not please tell me), same size, shape and behaviour. Not one I've noticed before, any ideas? Apologies for the shocking photos - low light, they wouldn't keep still so high ISO, long exposure - still, I hope someone will recognize them.
20/6/2009; Devon, England.
Thanks
Tim
Edited by tim worfolk on 22-06-2009 06:36
Posted by tim worfolk on 21-06-2009 07:21
#2
another view
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 21-06-2009 07:42
#3
Geomyza tripunctata
Posted by tim worfolk on 21-06-2009 08:20
#4
So, Opomyzidae not Sepsidae. Many thanks Nikita.
Tim
Posted by Jan Willem on 21-06-2009 11:44
#5
Yes indeed Opomyzidae like Nikita let you know. However, this is not
Geomyza tripunctata. It is either
G. balachowskyi or
G. hackmani. I think it is the latter, but I can't say it with certainty. If you have collected the specimen I can identify it for you if you like.
Posted by tim worfolk on 22-06-2009 06:39
#6
Thanks for your help with this one, Jan. It is kind of you to offer to identify it, but unfortunately I did not collect a specimen.
Tim