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