Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lauxaniidae (?) at dead caterpillar of Cydalima perspectalis (15.06.21) --> Lonchaeidae

Posted by Juergen Peters on 16-06-2021 16:49
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Hello,

many tiny flies met at a dead caterpillar of a Box-tree Moth on a leaf near a Buxus bush in our garden yesterday (northwest Germany). They looked like Calliopum aeneum/simillimum, but were considerably smaller, only about 2.5 mm. What are they?
Edited by Juergen Peters on 16-06-2021 21:01