Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Fly with armored scutellum ID CZ - Actina chalybea

Posted by Miroslav Fiala on 08-05-2023 16:19
#1
Please ID, Moravia, Czech Republic, 05/08/2023, floodplain forest, body cca 7 mm, I don't have any more photos
Edited by Miroslav Fiala on 08-05-2023 17:11

Posted by Zeegers on 08-05-2023 16:55
#2
well spotted. such spines are only found in Stratiomyiidae and Coenomyiidae. Since there are 2 pairs, it must beling to Beridinae.
In this case, the female odf Actina chalybea. Nice find !

Theo

Posted by Miroslav Fiala on 08-05-2023 17:13
#3
Many thaks for id and explanation! :-)