3 flies and a moth for ID

djeyewater · #1 (**permalink**) 24-07-2008, 10:26 AM

#1 Small fly, About 4-5mm

#2 About 4mm, at first I thought it was Yellow Swarming fly but its actually quite different to the pics I've seen of that

#3 About 12mm

#4 A small moth, about 8-10mm. I don't think this one will be IDable since I didn't get a picture of the top of its wings I'm afraid, but I thought I might as well post it just in case anyone can ID it.

Thanks

Dave

oxycera · #2 (**permalink**) 24-07-2008, 12:26 PM

#2 is a Chloropid (don't know anything about them)
#3 tachinid, Eriothrix rufomaculatus
#1 looks somewhat sciomyzid-like, but I may be over-ruled on that one

Dogghound · #3 (**permalink**) 24-07-2008, 07:05 PM

2. Is Cetema cereris

Jason Green · #4 (**permalink**) 24-07-2008, 07:21 PM

Evening Dave,

RE The moth: Narrowing it down.

It's a white micromoth, dark sideward eyes, antennaes around 60% bodylength and two stumps in front of the head perhaps visible from above...

I'll re-post if I think of anything.

Take care,

Jason

haematocephalus · #5 (**permalink**) 24-07-2008, 10:58 PM

This a bit of a wild guess, but the only suggestion I can make for the moth is Blastobasis lacticolella (formerly Blastobasis decolorella) - the wings seem rather long and thin which made me think of Blastobasis.

But I can't be certain from the photo - you could always start compiling pictures for the field guide to the undersides of moths, might be a very useful book to have!

Martin

Martin Harvey

djeyewater · #6 (**permalink**) 25-07-2008, 01:29 PM

Thanks for the help everyone!

Laurence Clemons · #7 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 09:22 AM

1 is Opomyza germinations.
2 Epichlorops puncticollis springs to mind.

djeyewater · #8 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laurence Clemons

2 Epichlorops puncticollis springs to mind.

Dogghound suggested Cetema cereris for this one, and looking at other pictures on the internet it looks the same to me. I couldn't find any images of Epichlorops puncticollis to compare though.

Here's a picture that shows the abdomen:

Would you still say this was Epichlorops puncticollis, or do you think Cetema cereris may be correct?

Thanks

Dave

Jason Green · #9 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 03:13 PM

#4: A Coleophora sp?

Laurence Clemons · #10 (**permalink**) 03-09-2008, 09:43 AM

There are several species of Cetema and the main feature of cereris is that it has a yellow arista - the hair on the dorsal surface of the antenna. I am struck by the granular nature of the thorax in the first photo which is characteristic of Epichlorops. I will have a look at some actual specimens later and let you know.