Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cheilosia with bluish abdomen (05.06.23) --> C. variabilis

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 21:22
#1

Hello,

an 8-9 mm female on Aegopodium podagraria at a forestpath (northwest Germany).

Edited by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 22:53

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 21:22
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Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 21:22
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Pic #3

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 21:23
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Pic #4

Posted by Roger Thomason on 06-06-2023 22:41
#5

It looks like Cheilosia variabilis...

https://www.natur...variabilis

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 22:52
#6

Thanks, Roger!

The males were abundant on leaves in May, but I had not seen one for two weeks now. And I had never seen that species visiting flowerage...

Edited by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 22:53