Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Family name? -> Sciaridae

Posted by smol on 07-05-2023 10:14
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Netherlands, 2023-05-06, forest

Certainly not the most inspiring pictures Smile I was thinking it might be one of Empididae (Empis), but believe the wing venation does not match?

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Edited by smol on 07-05-2023 11:04

Posted by Tony Irwin on 07-05-2023 10:42
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The antennae are too long for Empididae - this is a black fungus gnat (Sciaridae)

Posted by smol on 07-05-2023 11:03
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Tony Irwin wrote:
The antennae are too long for Empididae - this is a black fungus gnat (Sciaridae)


Thank you! Never knew they came in this size.