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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly ID? Pembrokeshire, Wales (2x Pics)

Posted by Gman on 11-09-2022 11:59

Hi All

I found these two doing what flies do in a dark mixed woodland in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Could somone try and ID them for me?

Many Thanks, Gareth

Edited by Gman on 11-09-2022 12:02

Posted by Gman on 11-09-2022 12:02

Another Picture

Posted by Tony Irwin on 11-09-2022 14:34

Dolichopus species

Posted by Gman on 13-09-2022 00:10

Thanks for your help Tony.

Is there any chance of getting it down to a species? I have searched through nbnatlas.org
and can't seem to narrow it down.

Yours, Gareth

Posted by Tony Irwin on 13-09-2022 09:05

I don't feel able to take it further on the basis of these photos. It's not one of the species with distinctive tarsal modification, and the characters that can be used to identify the remainder are not clear in the photos.

Posted by Gman on 15-09-2022 12:00

Hi Tony
Thanks again.
Is suspected it might be an issue.
Yours, Gareth