Thread subject: Diptera.info :: => Opomyzidae, Opomyza florum
Posted by Marion Friedrich on 29-10-2011 17:03
#1
Hello,
today I photographed this fly in Germany, Saxony on oak leaf. Is ID possible?
Thanks, Marion
Edited by Marion Friedrich on 31-10-2011 22:02
Posted by Marion Friedrich on 29-10-2011 17:04
#2
2nd picture
Posted by Andrzej on 29-10-2011 22:07
#3
Opomyzidae,
Opomyza sp. ;)
Andrzej
Posted by Marion Friedrich on 29-10-2011 22:46
#4
Thank you for ID, Andrzej.
These ...myzidae families are really confusing for me.
Best regards, Marion
Posted by Jan Willem on 30-10-2011 12:25
#5
Hmm, looks like a very dark female of
Opomyza florum. I've seen dark specimens of this species before, but never this dark!
You happen to have collected the specimen?
Posted by Marion Friedrich on 31-10-2011 11:31
#6
Thank you for species ID, Jan Willem. Sorry, I did not collect.
The fly was relatively dark and brownish colored.
Darkness of pictures depends on the monitor and the post-treatment of photos always done by the camera and sometimes additionally by the photographer. I did lighten the pictures for internet and enhanced slightly the contrast.
Marion
Posted by Juergen Peters on 31-10-2011 17:17
#7
Hello, Jan Willem!
Jan Willem wrote:
Hmm, looks like a very dark female of Opomyza florum. I've seen dark specimens of this species before, but never this dark!
Is it possible, that this species darkens before overwintering? It is numerous in our garden, and during the summer it is light brown. Dark specimens I only find in the cold season at the house walls etc.