Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Loxocera sp

Posted by colinleb on 14-10-2022 15:49
#1

I think this is Loxocera but can't decide species. Maybe L. nigrifrons? Bedfordshire, UK. Mixed woodland. June 2022.

Posted by colinleb on 14-10-2022 15:50
#2

Face

Posted by colinleb on 14-10-2022 15:50
#3

Vertex

Posted by andrewsi on 14-10-2022 20:19
#4

nigrifrons should have a black scutellum and frons...this looks to have both of those yellow. The face looks pale below the antennae, so albiseta would be the first thought.

Posted by colinleb on 15-10-2022 22:20
#5

Thank you.