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.