Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyiidae (?) with orange abdomen (15.05.21) --> Pegomya sp.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 19-05-2021 17:20
#1
Hello,
a 6-7 mm fly on
Buxus in our garden (northwest Germany).
Edited by Juergen Peters on 27-05-2021 18:09
Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-05-2021 21:07
#2
One more chance...
Posted by jck on 27-05-2021 13:44
#3
If the arista is feathery, Mycophaga. If the arista is bare, Pegomya (so I believe).
James
Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-05-2021 18:07
#4
jck wrote:
If the arista is feathery, Mycophaga. If the arista is bare, Pegomya (so I believe).
Thank you, James! On other pictures the arista seems bare.
Posted by jck on 27-05-2021 21:25
#5
Feathery is maybe misleading. You have to get very close to see the arista on Mycophaga clearly. I attach one of my own photos where you can see how difficult it can be.
James
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-05-2021 03:02
#6
Thank you. I can only dream of such photos...
Posted by jck on 28-05-2021 11:41
#7
This one was taken with a Raynox converter on the front of my Canon macro lens - and on a tripod. If you go looking for the flies in the early morning - before they have warmed up properly - you can sometimes get surprisingly close to take photos such as this one.
James