Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Rhino sp.?

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 04-07-2010 23:19
#1

hi flyforum,

This afternoon I got this little Rhino sp. (?).
I was thinking of Rhinophoridae..


place: Amsterdam forest, vegetation near water
size: 5-6mm
date: 4-07-2010

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 04-07-2010 23:19
#2

picture 2

Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 04-07-2010 23:20

Posted by ChrisR on 04-07-2010 23:36
#3

Looks like Rhinophora lepida - the standard really tiny rhino that sits on foliage in gardens etc :)

Posted by Zeegers on 05-07-2010 21:36
#4

Yes it is. Females lack the greyish dustspots on tergites.

Get to know this species from all angles, since it will be very common till end of August !


Theo

Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 05-07-2010 22:44
#5

Thanks ChrisR and TheoZ :)