oceanlis2000 16 September 2016 10:30:59

Hello Can anyone tell me what the German abbrev. vgl stands for, dictionary says mg/l which isn't the case Thx

conopid 06 September 2016 21:49:14

Here in Britain it has been a very poor season for all insects. Most families of fly have been very scarce compared to some years ago. This is about the fifth poor season and it was the worst yet. Wha

jorgemotalmeida 05 September 2016 21:35:41

May was very atypical and April. April was very cold - the coldest month in 30 years. And May was very rainy. But this does not explain itself why the decrease of insects. Or it is just a normal cyc

jorgemotalmeida 05 September 2016 21:32:12

well I collect in those places since 2005, and it is perfectly clear there were several families I did not see this year, or even the rather common Tachinidae, for the current year I only saw dozens.

Gerrit Oehm 05 September 2016 15:51:00

Well it should be compared to the insect diversity and numbers of that region for the last years/decades...

jorgemotalmeida 01 September 2016 22:39:16

This year in Portugal there was a very clear decrease/waning number and diversity in all insect orders. Fewer tachinids than usual, for example. Fennel flowers are very scarce of insects these days.

oceanlis2000 29 July 2016 10:10:00

Thanks very much Nikita

Nikita Vikhrev 26 July 2016 21:10:22

Spilogona dispar

oceanlis2000 26 July 2016 14:21:57

Hello Can anyone help out with the current name for Aricia dispar? Thanks

oceanlis2000 18 June 2016 10:42:49

Thank you

Zeegers 18 June 2016 08:11:15

Indeed

oceanlis2000 14 June 2016 15:22:30

My last 2 for the moment am I ok with im Saftfluß einer Roßkastanie - from the sap of a horse chestnut schlüpfte - emerged?

oceanlis2000 04 June 2016 11:45:12

Thank very much Paul it is very helpful to know these words

Paul Beuk 03 June 2016 15:52:03

Hinterleib -> abdomen; Ring -> Segment, because strictly speaking it is the tergite and sternite that form the ring.

oceanlis2000 03 June 2016 11:10:29

Another couple of old words which I would be grateful for help on Hinterleib narrow, light grey with a pair of small rounded spots on Ring 2 and 3, 4th Ring ungefleckt Hinterleib- ? Ring - terga?

oceanlis2000 23 May 2016 11:37:37

in fact I prefer Schwinger to halteren

oceanlis2000 23 May 2016 11:37:17

Thx very much Paul

Paul Beuk 23 May 2016 08:12:15

Yup, Schwinger is halter, a yellow halter in this case.

oceanlis2000 21 May 2016 11:32:18

Can anyone help out with the German word Schwinger gelb - is this an old word for Haltere?

oceanlis2000 06 May 2016 11:39:48

Thanks John