Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Aulacigaster leucopeza?
Posted by eklans on 09-12-2019 12:47
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Hi, this little (~3 mm) black one landed on my hand 20190722 in the garden, close to a deciduous wood with old oaks, beeches and more. I only had time for one short video before it flew away.
Can it be Aulacigaster leucopeza?
Thanks in advance for your comments!
Greetings, Eric
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Posted by eklans on 09-12-2019 12:56
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Posted by eklans on 09-12-2019 12:56
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Posted by Jan Maca on 09-12-2019 18:21
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No Aulacigaster, I think. Cephalic and thoracic setae underdeveloped, antennae dark... I would rather say Ephydridae.
Posted by eklans on 09-12-2019 18:52
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Hi Jan, thank you for the hint - I'll keep on researching.
Eric
Posted by eklans on 09-12-2019 19:04
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Athyroglossa glabra (Ephydridae) could fit but in the gallery it looks less slender with shorter legs.
Posted by Darwyn Sumner on 10-12-2019 08:09
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If it helps, I had an
Aulacigaster leucopeza this year; my first. Tony Irwin identified it at
http://www.dipter...t7228.html
The stripy eyes seem to be the most obvious feature.
Posted by eklans on 10-12-2019 10:36
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Hi Darwyn, and thanks a lot - you are right, the stripy eyes are the obvious feature as are the prominent bristles.
Unfortunately my fly was saved from a watering place and very wet and the video was short and not clear enough to show the eyes or bristles better.
I think I have to wait to see one again next year!
Eric
Posted by Tadeusz Zatwarnicki on 19-12-2019 18:07
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It could be Athyroglossa glabra.
Tadek
Posted by eklans on 20-12-2019 12:09
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Thank you very much, Tadek!
Eric