Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small Brachycera from 17.04.23 --> Drosophila cf. funebris

Posted by Juergen Peters on 18-04-2023 18:26
#1
Hello,

a 3.5 mm fly from our housewall (northwest Germany). Possibly Chloropidae (Elachiptera?)?
Edited by Juergen Peters on 19-04-2023 17:34

Posted by Tony Irwin on 18-04-2023 20:22
#2
From first impressions, I would say this is a Drosophila.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 18-04-2023 20:29
#3
Tony Irwin wrote:
From first impressions, I would say this is a Drosophila.


Thanks, Tony! Actually I first stored it as one of the bigger Drosophila, but then on the PC it appeared too slender to me.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 18-04-2023 20:54
#4
One of the things that sets Elachiptera apart is that they tend to have a thickened arista - much thicker than the ones on this fly.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 18-04-2023 22:09
#5
Tony Irwin wrote:
One of the things that sets Elachiptera apart is that they tend to have a thickened arista - much thicker than the ones on this fly.

Thanks again, Tony!

Posted by Jan Maca on 19-04-2023 12:43
#6
Perhaps, perhaps! it might be Drosophila funebris. Difficult to identify, if there is not a better photo or a preserved specimen.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 19-04-2023 17:34
#7
Jan Maca wrote:
Perhaps, perhaps! it might be Drosophila funebris.


Thanks, Jan! That was my first guess, too, after I knew it was a Drosophila.