Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Little fly

Posted by Sigrun on 16-05-2010 20:29
#1

This little Fly ( ca. 3-4mm) I found today in my garden in Dortmund, West Germany.
It jump(!!) from plant to plant!

Which fly is it?

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Best regards
Sigrun

Posted by Paul Beuk on 16-05-2010 23:47
#2

Preliminary: Sciomyzidae, Anticheta.

Posted by Sigrun on 17-05-2010 14:04
#3

Hello Paul,
thank you very much.

Best regards
Sigrun

Posted by Tony Irwin on 17-05-2010 23:57
#4

Sensible of Paul to be a bit cautious - I think this is much too bristly to be Anticheta. It has the stance of a small scathopagid.