Poecilobothrus nobilitatus ?

[PeterD]

Is this Poecilobothrus nobilitatus?



Thanks

Peter

[Laurence Clemons]

No. Poecilobothrus nobilitatus males have a distinct shade and white patch at the tip of the wing. In your specimen this is absent. It is a Dolichopus species.

[PeterD]

Originally Posted by Laurence Clemons

No. Poecilobothrus nobilitatus males have a distinct shade and white patch at the tip of the wing. In your specimen this is absent. It is a Dolichopus species.

Thanks Laurence. I see what you mean. Does this mean that it is Dolichopus popularis? The wings are clear and the body shape/colours are much the same.
Peter

[Laurence Clemons]

Doesn't Dolichopus popularis have feathery mid tarsi?

[PeterD]

Originally Posted by Laurence Clemons

Doesn't Dolichopus popularis have feathery mid tarsi?

You are correct again Laurence (only the female does not have feathery mid tarsi) but going by illustration in my Chiney guide, I cannot see a difference between the male illustrated and my image.
I am no expert, in fact I am a rank beginner in the ID stakes. Do you have an image to help?
Thanks

Peter

[Laurence Clemons]

I have just tried zooming in on the picture using a graphics editing package and there appears to be a hang-vein (one which stops abbruptly short) in the wing. This makes your fly Dolichopus griseipennis.