Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Micropezidae: Neria commutata

Posted by Haleun on 04-04-2013 21:35
#1

Hi,
this fly looks similar to Neria cibaria but its head has got a larger black patch. Can someone confirm Neria cibaria or give it another name? Photo was taken in Lenzen near River Elbe on June 14, 2012, afternoon.

Thank you,

Hans

Edited by Haleun on 15-04-2013 22:10

Posted by Haleun on 04-04-2013 21:37
#2

Here is a second picture from a slightly different angle.

Hans

Posted by Haleun on 05-04-2013 21:34
#3

Hello,

after investigating several websites I think it must be Neria commutata.
Could that be confirmed, please?

Thanks, Hans

Posted by Sundew on 05-04-2013 23:56
#4

To cite Victor Nilsson, " in N. cibaria the frons is almost completely yellow, in N. commutata it is dark in the posterior half" (see http://www.dipter...pid=120227) - so this female should be a N. commutata indeed :).
Regards, Sundew

Posted by Haleun on 06-04-2013 18:16
#5

Thank you very much, Sundew!

Cheers, Hans