Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lonchaea sp. (ID Iain MacGowan); SW Spain

Posted by Andre Burgers on 22-03-2021 16:24
#1
Small black fly, 3,5mm, sheltering from the early morning cold on a Quercus suber leaf.
March 15, 2021 in Minas de Riotinto (Huelva).


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Edited by Andre Burgers on 22-03-2021 19:24

Posted by Andre Burgers on 22-03-2021 16:24
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2nd photo:

Posted by Andre Burgers on 22-03-2021 16:25
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3rd photo:

Posted by Iain MacGowan on 22-03-2021 17:24
#4
That's a nice male Lonchaea sp. (Lonchaeidae). I am a bit intrigued by the orange palps - if you see another please try and collect it - its really the only way to ID these species.

Posted by Andre Burgers on 22-03-2021 18:05
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Tapadh leat, Iain!

I thought it was blowing a bubble and the orange colour of the palps just a reflection in the water.
Edited by Andre Burgers on 22-03-2021 18:09

Posted by Andre Burgers on 22-03-2021 18:06
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Another angle:

Posted by Iain MacGowan on 22-03-2021 18:57
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Ah yes - that would make more sense!

note hat you have a spelling error in the title - Longaea

le Durachd ........ Iain

Posted by Andre Burgers on 22-03-2021 19:27
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Iain MacGowan wrote:

note hat you have a spelling error in the title - Longaea


Upppssss, carrected. Frown In my native Dutch "g" sounds the same as "ch". Hence... awkward

le Dúrachd!