Posted by Una Owen on 06-04-2025 19:05
#1
Date of sighting: 05.March 2025
Location: Private garden with mixed biome (mostly dry but with artificial water biome) in the east part of Lower Austria.
Size: Appr.5-6mm
I am somehow confident that this is a Gonia sp. Usually I do not go further than that because Gonia are too difficult to define to exact species for me.
But I have read that because of the early time of sighting with still lower temperatures one could definitely say that this can only be Gonia picea.
Can anyone verify or refute this statement?
I would like to be able to submit a correct declaration.
I already went to a german diptera forum with this question and was redirected to ask here.
TX in advance for an answer!
Una
Edited by Una Owen on 06-04-2025 19:12
Posted by Una Owen on 06-04-2025 19:08
#3
Foto 3 - Please excuse the bad quality – it was the only one I was able take from the side.
Posted by eklans on 07-04-2025 08:57
#4
At a first glance I'd say
Gonia picea is correct (the early date supports that) - but I don't have broad experience with
Gonia.