Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Xanthandrus comtus?

Posted by Ingrid Altmann on 20-08-2021 18:18
#1

Hello,
yesterday a hoverfly hatched from this green pupa. Is this Xanthandrus comtus?
I found the pupa on a leaf at a forest path near Furth im Wald, Bavaria, Germany.

Kind regards
Ingrid

Posted by Ingrid Altmann on 20-08-2021 18:19
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2. picture

Posted by Ingrid Altmann on 20-08-2021 18:19
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3. photo

Posted by Ingrid Altmann on 20-08-2021 18:20
#4

pupa

Posted by eklans on 20-08-2021 19:01
#5

Hi Ingrid, that's correct - and the larva is shining translucent green and it seems the pupa, too.

Edited by eklans on 20-08-2021 19:01