Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dolichopodidae - Poecilobothrus nobilitatus ♀, prey: Chironomus? larva

Posted by eklans on 27-06-2022 15:21
#1
In a puddle in Frankenhoehe Nature Park, old deciduous forest, near Ansbach, 2022-06-18:
Female Poecilobothrus nobilitatus with prey: red larva of Chironomus sp.
Edited by eklans on 27-06-2022 16:10

Posted by eklans on 27-06-2022 15:22
#2
In the same puddle: lots of Poecilobothrus nobilitatus - males with lekking grounds

Posted by John Carr on 27-06-2022 15:27
#3
A larva in a puddle is probably not Chironomus plumosus, which breeds in lakes.

Posted by eklans on 27-06-2022 16:07
#4
Thanks John!