Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae - Hydrellia albiceps

Posted by Sundew on 16-11-2023 06:32
#1
Hi,
This small fly was busy on ivy in Berlin on 8th October. I think it could be Hydrellia maura or H. griseola, but I don't know how to tell them apart. Help is appreciated!
Thanks, Sundew
Edited by Sundew on 17-11-2023 19:08

Posted by Tony Irwin on 16-11-2023 10:55
#2
Brown dusting extends onto the notopleuron, so that suggests this is H. albiceps (= H. maura)

Posted by Sundew on 17-11-2023 01:45
#3
Ah - H. maura has become a synonym, good to know. Many thanks for the enlightenment!