Posted by Ben Hamers on 10-10-2005 21:34
#1
Hello,
This 2-3 mm fly I saw last week near Heerlen and (if it is a chloropid indeed) for once not on a meadow but in the forest.
Ben
Edited by Ben Hamers on 22-05-2012 19:48
Posted by Kahis on 10-10-2005 22:08
#2
Elachiptera tuberculifera (Chloropidae).
This species is easy to identify: thick arista, pollinose back and scutellar setae on long tubercles. The last character isn't very well visible in the pic but I think it's there.
E. tuberculifera is very common during the colder months of the year (in N Europe). It is also present during the summer but perhaps in lower numbers and as there are so many other small flies on the wing, it is not as readily found.
Cheers,
Kahis
Edited by Kahis on 10-10-2005 22:09
Posted by Ben Hamers on 10-10-2005 22:39
#3
Thank you very much Kahis.
For me a picture gets an extra value when I know something about the animal I photographed.
Ben