Suillia variegata (Loew, 1862)
Scientific name: Suillia variegata (Loew, 1862)
Common name:
French name:
Order: Diptera
Family: Heleomyzidae
Wingspan : 5 mm.
Biotope: Shadowed, fresh and damp places.
Geographic area: Europe, common in the Mediterranean region but also found further north.
Observation period : April to November.
You can easily tell apart flies of the Heleomyzidae family by the regularly spaced spines on the fore edge of the wings.
Suillia variegata has a hairy thorax, spotted wings with a small pale area on the tip. The marks on the wings are bolder on Suillia variegata than on Suillia affinis.
Larvae feed on mushrooms and on decaying matter. Adults are often found in the vicinity of larvae habitats.

Suillia variegata - Yvelines, France - April 26th 2009
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Suillia variegata
Alain Ramel, thanks to him, has identified this fly as Suillia variegata for me.
Based on my current knowledge, I would just have said Heleomyzidae sp.
You can clearly see the spines on the edge of the wing.

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