Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Helina?

Posted by Sundew on 26-07-2010 23:02
#1

Hi,
Yesterday evening I saw many grey flies sitting on the ripening panicles of the abundant Calamagrostis epigeios. According to the black abdomen marks I consider them Helina. Can be said more? The pictures show the same individual.
Many thanks, Sundew

Edited by Sundew on 26-07-2010 23:04

Posted by Sundew on 01-08-2010 20:24
#2

No hope for the little one?

Posted by javanerkelens on 01-08-2010 22:42
#3

Female Helina on photos feels always like Russian roulette..
Crossveins seems infuscated, arista long haired, prealar very short, 2+2 katepisternals and on one side 4 dc and on the other side 3dc ? ....maybe Helina confinis

Joke

Posted by Sundew on 02-08-2010 17:04
#4

Many thanks, Joke, you did your best (as always :)). These little ones were so numerous, it would have been easy to take pictures also of a slim male. However, for technical reasons the fat females seemed to be better depictable by the camera. Now I know - males are needed...