Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolichopodidae, broad wings

Posted by MikeP on 30-05-2023 16:13
#1
Here is an image of a, what I believe, is a Dolichopodidae. Was searching the web for similar specimen with broad wings, but no luck so far.
Can anybody help me with the ID?
Thank you!

Image taken on 28.5.2023 in Pötzleinsdorf, near Vienna, Austria

Posted by daveb21 on 30-05-2023 16:23
#2
Sciapus platypterus - male

Posted by MikeP on 30-05-2023 16:34
#3
Great! Thank you very much, dave21!!

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 31-05-2023 13:19
#4
Sciapus platypterus species group (3 species in Europe).

Posted by John Carr on 31-05-2023 15:13
#5
If you have more pictures, Sciapus platypterus has a conspicuous white band on the mid tarsus.