Posted by ukursawe on 20-05-2023 18:29
#1
Hi,
This very small fly took a rest on a leaf at our garden hedge.
I suspect it could be a female of a Chlorops species, maybe Chlorops pumilionis.
Can that be confirmed or excluded from the attached image and/or is a determination possible?
Is the stuff at the end of the abdomen an egg-packet or just excrements?
Germany, Southern Bavaria, Munich (-West), 15.05.2023, app. 3-4 mm
Greetings, Uli
Edited by ukursawe on 20-05-2023 19:01
Posted by ukursawe on 20-05-2023 19:00
#3
Hi Roger,
thank you for the identification, at least the family was correct :|. That seem to be "pheromone sacs", though. Never heard of that before ...
Greetings, Uli