Thread subject: Diptera.info :: 2 flies from the garden

Posted by Larry Shone on 07-05-2011 16:48
#1

Just got a new flashgun and I needed some subjects to try it on. Trouble is it has been raining today so there's not much about.
I managed to find a couple in the end!

img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Dawnrider/Nature/IMG_5586.jpg

Tipulidae? About 3/4 of an inch long
img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Dawnrider/Nature/IMG_5598.jpg

Posted by Sara21392 on 07-05-2011 16:59
#2

First picture: I think Empididae!
Second picture: Maybe Mycetophilidae! :)

Edited by Sara21392 on 07-05-2011 17:00

Posted by Larry Shone on 07-05-2011 17:16
#3

Sara21392 wrote:
First picture: I think Empididae!
Second picture: Maybe Mycetophilidae! :)


Ah thanks,, the first one is like my avatar then! Been a while since I posted on this site and I got rusty!

Posted by Paul Beuk on 08-05-2011 12:26
#4

Top is Hilara sp., bottom is Keroplatidae.

Posted by Larry Shone on 11-05-2011 12:47
#5

Paul Beuk wrote:
Top is Hilara sp., bottom is Keroplatidae.

Thanks Paul!