Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ephydridae (Hecamede?), Oct. 20, 2007

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 30-10-2007 20:02
#1
Imeretinskaya Bay, Sochi/Adler, Krasnodar Territory, Russia, seashore. Size 2 to 2.5 mm. In big numbers in the shade of Verbascum and (less frequently) Glaucium flavum leaves, took off when disturbed and then sat on sand (difficult to spot) or leaves.
Edited by Dmitry Gavryushin on 30-10-2007 20:04

Posted by Xespok on 30-10-2007 20:10
#2
Looks similar to Hecameded I photographed in Japan.

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 30-10-2007 20:11
#3
Many thanks Gabor.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 30-10-2007 22:04
#4
Certainly Hecamde, though you can't see the most distinctive feature - its nose!

Posted by Dmitry Gavryushin on 10-12-2007 18:46
#5
Collected specimens were identified as Hecamede albicans by Marina Krivosheina.