Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phaonia sp.? -> possible Helina evecta

Posted by evdebs on 03-06-2021 13:42
#1
Is this a male Phaonia sp., possibly P. incana? Seen on 26/05/2021 in the margin of a commercial strawberry field in Kent, UK.

Many thanks,
Dylan
Edited by evdebs on 03-06-2021 21:11

Posted by Juergen Peters on 03-06-2021 21:03
#2
Hello,

what about Helina evecta?

Posted by evdebs on 03-06-2021 21:11
#3
Ah ok. Yes, the cross-veins do appear to be dark, as in Helina evecta. Do you think there is enough detail in this photo to rule out Helina annosa?

Many thanks,
Dylan

Posted by Juergen Peters on 03-06-2021 23:47
#4
evdebs wrote:Do you think there is enough detail in this photo to rule out Helina annosa?


I don't think so. It is not visible, whether the aristae are bare or plumose.

Posted by evdebs on 04-06-2021 00:01
#5
Ok, thanks Juergen!

Dylan