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Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dark flies with reddish belly -> Sciara sp.

Posted by Karola on 22-02-2023 14:34

Hello,

these flies were on the flower of a Cirsium sp. The size was about 5 mm, maybe less.

Best regards,
Karola

Germany, North-Rhine Westphalia, Mülheim, June 23rd, 2021

Edited by Karola on 22-02-2023 20:25

Posted by John Carr on 22-02-2023 15:52

A fungus gnat (Sciaroidea) and it looks like one of the long-beaked genera. I don't know which you have in Germany.

Posted by Karola on 22-02-2023 16:26

Thank you. Looks like there are a lot of specimen.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 22-02-2023 19:48

Sciara (?hemerobioides)

Posted by Karola on 22-02-2023 20:25

Thank you. As I understand Sciara analis and S. hemerobioides cannot be seperated by appearance, so it could be either.

Karola