Thread subject: Diptera.info :: ID, please. Southern Spain.

Posted by Maherjos on 18-07-2026 09:58
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Tiny insect, I believe a dipteran, approximately 2 mm long including its wings.
Photographed indoors on July 18, 2026, in Motril (Granada, Spain). Due to its apparent similarity in shape, though not size, to the pigeon parasite *Pseudolynchia canariensis*, although without any basis on my part, it occurs to me that it might be a tiny parasite of smaller birds...

Thank you in advance for your help. :)

Posted by eklans on 18-07-2026 13:15
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Hi, due to the wing venation and the long siphons I think it's an Aphid.

Posted by Maherjos on 18-07-2026 22:04
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eklans wrote:
Hi, due to the wing venation and the long siphons I think it's an Aphid.


Thank you so much, Eric, for your ID. My apologies for the mistake. I should have noticed the insect's siphons. :|

Best regards.