Thread subject: Diptera.info :: which Helina (Hydrotaea)?

Posted by Carnifex on 30-07-2019 22:07
#1
Hi,
this beautiful fly is still missing a name. Found in a garden in Vienna in July.
Adding cropped images of the head as well, although not in a good quality

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Edited by Carnifex on 08-01-2022 15:19

Posted by johnes81 on 31-07-2019 10:00
#2
Hello Carnifex,

according to Nikita, "aristal hairs are much longer than in Hydrotaea. So, it is Helina sp"

Best Regards,
John

Posted by Carnifex on 08-01-2022 15:20
#3
just found this old entry of mine - interested in whether a species ID is possible