Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cylindromiyia? -> Cordilura sp.!

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 06-03-2021 10:47
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9 May 2020: fly on a garlic mustard leaf; size about 10 mm; pictures taken southeast of Hamburg, Germany, in the 'Kirchwerder Wiesen' nature reserve; area with large meadows and some trees, not so far away from the river Elbe; Cylindromyia species?
Thank you for your identification help! Best regards, Volker
Edited by Volker Achterberg on 10-03-2021 10:25

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 06-03-2021 10:49
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Cylindromyia fly, 2nd picture

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-03-2021 17:41
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Hello Volker,

neither Cylindromyia, nor this fly belongs to the Syrphidae, so wrong subforum.

I think, it is a Cordilura sp. (Scathophagidae).

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 06-03-2021 19:52
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Juergen Peters wrote:
Hello Volker,

neither Cylindromyia, nor this fly belongs to the Syrphidae, so wrong subforum.

I think, it is a Cordilura sp. (Scathophagidae).


Thanks a lot for your help!
Because I'm new, I posted this thread in the wrong forum. How can I move it away from Syrphidae to the right forum?
Edited by Volker Achterberg on 06-03-2021 19:57

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-03-2021 20:11
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Volker Achterberg wrote:
How can I move it away from Syrphidae to the right forum?


Only the admin can.