Fly with orange abdomen

Bruce Williams · #1 (**permalink**) 27-12-2009, 04:15 PM

Stockgrove Country Park, Beds. 26th December 2009.

Help with identification appreciated.

Bruce

JRsbugs · #2 (**permalink**) 27-12-2009, 07:48 PM

Hi Bruce,

I think Heleomyzidae, I had a similar male yesterday with all black antennae (and a female in April) which would leave me to believe Heteromyza atricornis but apparently we don't have it,

just found we do but it's now called Heteromyza rotundicornis.

Yours has an orange base on the antennae, Gymnomus caesius is the only Gymnomus sp. we have here and it looks close, but then again it could be in another family altogether

The antennae on that look a little more orange but most of it fits, I think!

Diptera.info - Photo Albums: Gymnomus caesius (female) (1)

Janet

Jason Green · #3 (**permalink**) 27-12-2009, 07:53 PM

...looks pretty good, that ID!

Bruce Williams · #4 (**permalink**) 27-12-2009, 08:21 PM

Janet - Thanks for the suggested id and link to image on the diptera.info website. I really appreciate the time you've spent investigating possibilities. I agree with you (and Jason) that it does look very close.

Bruce