Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Brachyopa (?) #2 (04.05.23) --> Brachyopa cf. vittata (m)
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-05-2023 22:56
#1
Hello,
another
Brachyopa (?) male from a forestpath today (northwest Germany). Ca. 8 mm.
Edited by Juergen Peters on 05-05-2023 19:22
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-05-2023 22:57
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Pic #2
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-05-2023 22:57
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Pic #3
Posted by Juergen Peters on 04-05-2023 22:57
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Pic #4
Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 05-05-2023 11:29
#5
I would look at testacea and vittta (so far never seen them myself). The latter is supposed to be very large and have relatively long wings.
Edited by Karsten Thomsen on 05-05-2023 11:31
Posted by Juergen Peters on 05-05-2023 19:22
#6
Thanks again, Karsten!
I'm not sure about the 8 mm. May well be 10 mm, like this male:
https://insektenf...adID=52570
The females were distinctively smaller.