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Yesterday at the coast in dense grass & herbs.
aprox 5mm.
Thanks,
Ole

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Looks very like Scaptomyza graminum

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Thank you very much, Tony!
Greetings Ole

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Hello again Tony.
All the pictures I see of Scaptomyza graminum shows gray Scutum with narrow dark center stripe.
This is reddish brown with broad diffuse center stripe - it's just variation or ...?

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The photos don't show all the key characters. However, it's got four rows of acrostichals and the apical scutellars are shorter than the laterals, so I'd still go with graminum, but it would be good to get an expert's opinion. Paul?

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A proper lateral view would reveal a lot...

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Hi Paul
I´ll remember "next time"....
Thank you!
Greetings, Ole

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Perhaps Hirtodrosophila cameraria...

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Thanks again. Paul:)
I Keep it as cf Hirtodrosophila cameraria then.

Greetings Ole

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Sorry, not Hirtodrosophila cameraria. From memory, I think 4 rows of acrostichal setulae would be wrong. However, 2 ventral branches on the arista and the presence of a pre-apical bristle on the mid leg is certainly wrong. Also the overall 'feel' of it is not Cameraria (too narrow / lightly built)

I would certainly go with Scaptomyza (which I don't know well, but probably not pallida). Apparently anterior dorsocentral closer to suture than to posterior dorsocentral and only 2 katepisternal setae would confirm scaptomyza.

Another possibility might be Lordiphosa (4 rows acrostical setulae), but again katepisternals would need to be seen

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Thanks alot, Darren!
From this I learn always to take a lateral pict!
Drosophilidae indet. is the only thing I´m sure of now :D

Greetings, Ole