Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Platypezidae: Platypeza fasciata? (18.10.25) --> Platypeza cf. hirticeps

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-10-2025 19:51
#1

Hello,

this fly was rather large for a Platypezid, around 5 mm. On a rail above a small brook (northwest Germany).

Edited by Juergen Peters on 25-10-2025 18:31

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-10-2025 19:51
#2

Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-10-2025 19:52
#3

Pic #3

Posted by eklans on 25-10-2025 11:00
#4

Hi Jürgen, not P. fasciata, which has a black triangle on tergite 5, not sure, but compare P. hirticeps.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 25-10-2025 18:31
#5

eklans wrote:
compare P. hirticeps.

Thanks, Eric! That would be a new species for me.