Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dark flies with reddish belly -> Sciara sp.

Posted by Karola on 22-02-2023 15:34
#1
Hello,

these flies were on the flower of a Cirsium sp. The size was about 5 mm, maybe less.

Best regards,
Karola

Germany, North-Rhine Westphalia, Mülheim, June 23rd, 2021
Edited by Karola on 22-02-2023 21:25

Posted by John Carr on 22-02-2023 16:52
#2
A fungus gnat (Sciaroidea) and it looks like one of the long-beaked genera. I don't know which you have in Germany.

Posted by Karola on 22-02-2023 17:26
#3
Thank you. Looks like there are a lot of specimen.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 22-02-2023 20:48
#4
Sciara (?hemerobioides)

Posted by Karola on 22-02-2023 21:25
#5
Thank you. As I understand Sciara analis and S. hemerobioides cannot be seperated by appearance, so it could be either.

Karola