Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Another Psychoda species (dark splotches on wings)

Posted by victorengel on 04-02-2021 22:48
#1
I photographed another Psychoda. It reminds me of P. alternata, but it has large dark splotches on the wings.
static.inaturalist.org/photos/111987451/original.jpg

Wire spacing is 16 per inch by 18 per inch.
Edited by victorengel on 04-02-2021 22:49

Posted by weia on 05-02-2021 22:48
#2
Alternata is quite variable, or maybe it is just wear. This one looks quite fresh to me. I am quite sure it is alternata. Beautiful picture by the way!
Edited by weia on 05-02-2021 22:49

Posted by victorengel on 06-02-2021 01:33
#3
Thanks. Looking through my other photos of alternata, I see those splotches. I just didn't notice them before. Usually I notice the spots along the margins of the wings.

Posted by weia on 12-02-2021 19:50
#4
Is this in the US too? Maybe there are more species?

Posted by victorengel on 13-02-2021 01:44
#5
Yes, Austin, Texas. My understanding is that P. alternata is originally from America but now is found nearly worldwide.