Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Anthomyiidae: Egle/Paregle sp.

Posted by Tony T on 30-04-2007 15:21
#1

23 April 2007, New Brunswick, Canada. Length: 5mm.
Abdomen is somewhat flat and seems disproportionally small comapred to thorax.
Fly is actually almost black, lightened in photos to show details.

Edited by Tony T on 05-05-2008 19:12

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 30-04-2007 16:04
#2

Tony, it is male of Anthomyiidae.
Something near Delia or another goddamned genus in this goddamned family.
Nikita

Posted by Kahis on 30-04-2007 16:19
#3

I was thinking Egle or Paregle, but Nikita's masterfully summary leaves nothing to add :D


Posted by Tony T on 30-04-2007 16:25
#4

Thanks Nikita & Kahis. Just filling in time until some warm weather arrives and the decent flies appear. A few warm days last week but the next 2 weeks look grim. I just have to photograph something - you guys know what long winters are like!;)

Posted by Kahis on 30-04-2007 16:35
#5

We do? Well, perhaps Nikita does... The 'winter' of 2007 lasted less than two months. Pathetic.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 30-04-2007 20:36
#6

Nikita did... Now I spend most part of winter in hot countries...
Regarding at shape of antennae at second photo I suspect that I was wrong and Kahis right with Egle/Paregle
Nikita