Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small Australian fly

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 18-09-2012 02:01
#1

Can any one suggest a family?
Malaise trap. Townsville, Queensland.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 18-09-2012 07:04
#2

Check against Agromyzidae. It is hard to say from this pic, though.

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 18-09-2012 07:19
#3

Thanks Paul. I know I ask a lot sometimes.
Cheers, Graeme

Posted by mcerny on 19-09-2012 14:33
#4

Probably Phytomyza sp. female., Agromyzidae.

Milos

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 19-09-2012 21:03
#5

Thanks Milos.
Cheers, Graeme

Posted by Terry Wheeler on 23-09-2012 23:32
#6

Looks more like Fergusonina (Fergusoninidae) based on the head shape, wing venation and ovipositor. The locality is about right too.

Terry

Posted by Graeme Cocks on 24-09-2012 00:05
#7

Thanks Terry. That's a new family for me.
Cheers, Graeme