Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolichopodidae - Rhaphium sp?

Posted by nick upton on 26-06-2010 16:24
#1

Can confirm that this small metallic fly is a Dolichopodid, maybe a Rhaphium sp. based on the shape of the antennae?

c 5mm 17.5.2010 Wiltshire garden, UK

Posted by Stefan Naglis on 26-06-2010 17:18
#2

Rhaphium crassipes (Meigen, 1824)

Posted by nick upton on 26-06-2010 17:33
#3

Many thanks for this quick confirmation Stefan. This species is not in the gallery so I should maybe add it. I've found a few other pictures online and it seems a perfect match.