Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small Brachyopa from 20.04.25

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-04-2025 19:52
#1
Hello,

a 6-7 mm female from a hawthorn hedge (northwest Germany).

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-04-2025 19:52
#2
Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-04-2025 19:53
#3
Pic #3

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 24-04-2025 11:30
#4
Do the arista have long or short hairs?

Posted by Juergen Peters on 24-04-2025 17:53
#5
Hello Karsten,

Karsten Thomsen wrote:
Do the arista have long or short hairs?

I'm afraid the pictures are not good enough to be sure, but I think, more likely short. Below uncompressed extracts of two of the photos.