Thread subject: Diptera.info :: mysterious insect with tuft =>Certatopogonidae

Posted by Maik Hausotte on 24-08-2021 19:23
#1

Hello!
Can you give this fly from August 20, 2021 (from Leipzig, Saxony, Germany) a name?
I have never seen such a strange insect before.
Best regards,
Maik

Edited by Maik Hausotte on 24-08-2021 19:35

Posted by Xespok on 24-08-2021 19:26
#2

This is a male Ceratopoginid midge, maybe Forcipomyia, but others will surely correct me. Change the title to Certatopogonidae.

Posted by Maik Hausotte on 24-08-2021 19:34
#3

Thank you very much for the quick help. Best regards, Maik