Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Iteaphila? ID

Posted by ESant on 08-02-2026 12:48
#1

Hello,

I photographed this fly in the Supramonte Mountains, Sardinia (NU), Italy, 1230m a.s.l. on May 14th 2025. I think it is an Iteaphila, but is it possible to identify its species based on these photos?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele

Posted by ESant on 08-02-2026 12:48
#2

Photo 2:

Posted by ESant on 08-02-2026 12:49
#3

Photo 3:

Posted by eklans on 08-02-2026 17:09
#4

Scutellum with 2-3 pairs of bristles and hind femur unmodified: Iteaphila italica, I think:
Revision of the Iteaphila setosa group (Diptera: Empididae)
IGOR V. SHAMSHEV and BRADLEY J. SINCLAIR, 2009