Posted by Andre Jas on 28-07-2005 15:53
#1
This little brown fly is very common, but noone can tell me what it is. Is it a young fly?
Thanks,
Andr?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 28-07-2005 22:03
#2
Actually, the fly is quite 'mature'. Younf specimens in this group are generally more pale than the depicted specimen. It is a member of the Lauxaniidae. I will look into a more precise identification (if someone does not beat me to it, that is).
Posted by Jan Willem on 29-07-2005 08:43
#3
Hi,
I would say
Tricholauxania praeusta, but confirmation by Paul would be good.
Jan Willem
Posted by Kahis on 02-08-2005 21:52
#4
Jan Willem wrote:
I would say Tricholauxania praeusta, but confirmation by Paul would be good.
Well said. I checked my own collection and it certainly looks like
Tricholauxania.
Weird how I never saw this fly until I caught one by chance after a few years of collecting diptera. But once I knew how to identify the species, it suddenly seems quite common in broadleaved forests.:p