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Diptera.info :: Lonchaeidae from 07.09.22: Silba fumosa? --> confirmed
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 07-09-2022 20:03
#1
Hello,
several of these 5 mm flies were very interested in withered
Heracleum
umbels (I have observed that in former years, too). At a hedge near a small rivulet (northwest Germany).
Edited by
Juergen Peters
on 08-09-2022 13:33
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 07-09-2022 20:03
#2
Pic #2
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 07-09-2022 20:03
#3
Pic #3
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 07-09-2022 20:04
#4
Pic #4
Posted by
Iain MacGowan
on 08-09-2022 09:46
#5
Hi Juergen
Given the time of year and the flower feeding habit its most likely to be Silba fumosa
Iain
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 08-09-2022 13:31
#6
Iain MacGowan wrote:
Given the time of year and the flower feeding habit its most likely to be Silba fumosa
Thanks a lot, Iain!