Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Platypezidae mimic?

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 11-06-2007 10:06
#1
June 10, 2007. Shady forest (mostly Picea/P. tremula). Size 5 mm. It even moves like a flat-footed fly. Funny, I didin't find any Platypezidae at this location so far (there's plenty of them on the other side of the railroad, Pinus sylvestris forest).

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 11-06-2007 10:07
#2
Another view.

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 11-06-2007 10:08
#3
Abdomen's pattern + the head.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 11-06-2007 10:28
#4
As Kahis told "if I'm not totally mistaken" it is Muscidae, Azelia, nice fly!
As for species level - on 1-st photo t3 looks rather simple, on 2-nd it seems that t3 has row of long dorsal seta. Check specimen, please.
Nikita
Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 11-06-2007 11:50

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 11-06-2007 11:20
#5
OK I'll check that, many thanks Nikita.