Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A Strange Diptera

Posted by Heteropteran on 02-04-2017 13:00
#1
I couldn't even find the proper family Sad

Posted by John Carr on 02-04-2017 14:02
#2
Syrphidae.

"Syrphid flies are easily recognized by a combination of large basal cells (cells r, bm, and cup) with a closed apical cell (cell r4+5)." (Thompson et al. in the key to Central American Syrphidae)

I suspect close to Brachyopa, but I don't know much about these flies.

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 02-04-2017 14:04
#3
Brachyopa indeed. Wink

Posted by Heteropteran on 02-04-2017 14:48
#4
Thank you lot for your helps. It didn't remind me none of the Syrphidae species I have seen up to now, that's why I couldn't find the family.