Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which fly? (Platypezidae, maybe Protoclythia rufa))

Posted by ebbek on 24-03-2026 18:01
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Any ideas for this fly with enlarged hind tarsi? From a malaise trap in south Sweden around 1 oct.

Regards

Krister

Edited by ebbek on 24-03-2026 18:10

Posted by ebbek on 24-03-2026 18:01
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Posted by ebbek on 24-03-2026 18:01
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Posted by ebbek on 24-03-2026 18:02
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Posted by ebbek on 24-03-2026 18:03
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Posted by John Carr on 24-03-2026 18:04
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Platypezidae. The name of the type genus means "flat foot".

Posted by ebbek on 24-03-2026 18:05
#7

Thanks - a good name!

Posted by ebbek on 24-03-2026 18:10
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Protoclythia rufa maybe?