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Abia sp., maybe lonicerae?
Michael Stemmer
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Posted on 09-02-2025 08:55
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Hello,

I think, Abia is correct. Could it be lonicerae? If I meet them in my garden, they nearly always rest on Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum. But I never saw any larvae. They have been pretty common in the last year.

Location: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinum, 53572 Unkel, river Rhine valley, Stux hill, dry and warm habitat (grapeyards), nearby deciduous forest (oak, beech ...), May 5th 2023.

Fly 1 + 2 are one individual, fly 3 is another.

Thanks in advance,

Michael
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Hello Michael, I'm quite sure it's a male Abia sericea:
see Steven Falk: https://www.flick...460023725/

(there's only one photo attached)
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
Michael Stemmer
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Hello Eric,

after the first picture there were “No new Threads allowed at present “. I don´t know why, obviously others could post new threads, I couldn`t.

Abia sericea looks good, Scabiosa and Dipsacus were flowering nearby.

Now I try to post the last 2 pictures

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Nice photos and the last one is a male Abia candens (antennal base dark).
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
Juergen Peters
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But wrong subforum...
Best regards,
Jürgen

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