Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Geomyza (Opomyzidae)

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 18-08-2022 21:26
#1
Hi,
in the beginning of August I found this fly on dead wood at a forest edge in Germany, Saxony. Could it be a male Drosophila suzukii?
Greetings, Marion
Edited by Marion Friedrich on 20-08-2022 22:13

Posted by Jan Maca on 18-08-2022 22:57
#2
It looks like. Still, it would be nice to see more pictures, if possible.

Posted by Carnifex on 19-08-2022 00:37
#3
That is not D. suzukii, and while I don't know what it is right now - I am sure it's not a Drosophilid
Edited by Carnifex on 19-08-2022 00:38

Posted by Juergen Peters on 19-08-2022 01:34
#4
Carnifex wrote:
That is not D. suzukii, and while I don't know what it is right now - I am sure it's not a Drosophilid


I suspect Geomyza (Opomyzidae).

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 19-08-2022 09:59
#5
Thank you very much for correction.
I have two other, unfortunately, bad pictures. Maybe they are helpful for ID.
I ´ll change the title.

Marion

Posted by Jan Maca on 20-08-2022 19:32
#6
Although I was a bit suspicious (two dark combs of setae on fore tarsi, typical for D. suzukii, were not visible), I was not suspicious enough. Juergen correctly recognized that it is a Geomyza and the two last pictures confirm his opinion.

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 20-08-2022 22:16
#7
Thank you for confirmation of Geomyza.
Greetings, Marion