Thread subject: Diptera.info :: unknown Limoniidae => Gnophomyia tristissima ♀

Posted by Bembix on 27-06-2022 17:31
#1
Good evening,

Here are two pictures of a Limoniidae from 2022.06.02. I am not getting any further with the identification, and would appreciate help. Body length approx. 7 mm. Habitat: Shrubbery at the edge of sandy dry grassland in southwest Germany.

Thanks for the help.
Edited by Bembix on 27-06-2022 23:22

Posted by Bembix on 27-06-2022 17:32
#2
2nd Picture

Posted by John Carr on 27-06-2022 19:15
#3
Gnophomyia (pale halteres contrasting with dark body and wings, upturned ovipositor, vein R1 continues long past R2)

Posted by Bembix on 27-06-2022 23:21
#4
thanks John, I think it is Gnophomyia tristissima.