Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Australian fly - family?

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 07-10-2011 22:15
#1
Can any one suggest a family for this fly?
Malaise trap, Townsville, Queensland.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 07-10-2011 23:04
#2
Not 100% positive, but looks like Stratiomyidae, possibly near Microchrysa.

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 07-10-2011 23:38
#3
Thanks Tony.

Posted by John Carr on 08-10-2011 02:19
#4
Maybe the same species as last month's fly, http://www.dipter...d_id=42028, whatever that is.

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 08-10-2011 03:32
#5
Thanks John. Yes I think you are correct. What I thought was a withered look from the freezer is quite natural, as this is fresh from the trap. Well sclerotised for a fly too.