Posted by sylvester_k on 23-08-2020 10:13
#8
Sundew wrote:
Photo 3 does not show the same fly - there are no wing spots, no spots on the femora, and the thorax hairs are much shorter! Therefore the cropped photo 5 is not helpful. (I suppose it is a
Sicus spec., possibly
ferrugineus.)
This said, it remains difficult, but
M. tesselatipennis might be a rather good candidate. Compare the species descriptions by Falk (
https://www.flick...279506405/) and contact our member John Smit who wrote this nice Dutch key:
https://www.eis-n...;TabId=563.
Regards, Sundew
Thank you for your helpful comments. I thought there was something suspicious about this photo, since the wing markings were looking different and thought it had to do with the angle. These are the pitfalls of field photography. I am removing the Sicus photos.