Thread subject:
Diptera.info :: Unknown fly
Posted by
Larry Shone
on 29-10-2011 21:01
#1
I just spotted this tiny fella outside on the doorframe. He or she is about 1cm long.
Canon 30D + 100mm macro lens, 270EX flash on C bracket.
Posted by
Sara21392
on 29-10-2011 21:27
#2
I think Syrphidae!
Posted by
Larry Shone
on 29-10-2011 22:05
#3
Sara21392 wrote:
I think Syrphidae!
Ah, a hoverfly!
Posted by
Larry Shone
on 30-10-2011 15:21
#4
Brachypalpoides? The only one I can find online is B.lenta, but I didnt see a red abdomen!
Posted by
Sara21392
on 30-10-2011 17:48
#5
One for Andre!
Posted by
Roger Thomason
on 30-10-2011 18:08
#6
Maybe a Platycheirus albimanus (female)...but just guessing as usual.
Posted by
Andre
on 06-11-2011 20:16
#7
Looks like a correct ID by my friend Rogerita.
But the picture is not very good... It is a
Platycheirus
, that is sure.
PS: 1 cm is NOT tiny
