Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Rhagionidae: Rhagio funebris-complex

Posted by ESant on 29-09-2023 11:36
#1
Hello,

I photographed this fly in the Sorgenti del Fiume Vera Nature Reserve (AQ), Italy, 600m a.s.l. on May 27th 2023. I think it is a Rhagionidae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species from these photos?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
Edited by ESant on 01-10-2023 23:37

Posted by ESant on 29-09-2023 11:36
#2
Photo 2:

Posted by ESant on 29-09-2023 11:36
#3
Photo 3:

Posted by Zeegers on 01-10-2023 08:23
#4
It is a small Rhagio in the funebris-complex. We did an article on the (google Rhagio aterrimus). I have never studied Italian specimen.

Theo

Posted by Zeegers on 01-10-2023 08:24
#5
PS Please be on the lookout for the large Rhagio with spotted wing: in yout case, it is Rh. cavennae (and not scolopaceus). Google Rhagio atlanticus for the key.

Theo

Posted by ESant on 01-10-2023 23:37
#6
Thank you very much! I'll look for that species as soon as I get the chance.