Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Empis cf livida (??)

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-03-2007 00:42
#1

Hi



* locality - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.03.07
* size - 5 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - woodland
* substrate - near river, sand , and attracted by a white bag (very good to attract Empididae flies.)

Empis cf. livida?? (I don?t know which characters we must seek to reach species level in Empididae. please provide me some info so I can try it in next time.) Thanks!

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-03-2007 00:43
#2

other view. note the black halteres.

Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 08-03-2007 00:45

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 08-03-2007 00:44
#3

frontal view

Posted by Paul Beuk on 08-03-2007 08:34
#4

A male of the Rhamphomyia nigripennis group. I would need to see the specimen to identify it to species level.