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I dont know how to add more than one picture in one thread.

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hymenoptera. Bee..two pair of wings.

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Diptera seldom (never?) has that kind of antenna.

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to post more photos in the same thread simply press the POST REPLY button. :)

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Thaks also to crex

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I'ld say a bumblebee, Bombus. Those are difficult to ID from photo. Your photo gives the impression of largely black with red-tipped abdomen. If that is correct, I'ld say Bombus lapidarius.

Regrettably, there is no hymenoptera.info, something I would greatly enjoy:(

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Apidae Bombus which took a bath!

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You can't say for sure from this photo that it is B lapidarius. There are other very similar species with red tipped abdomens, and there is not enough detail in this photo to rule them out.

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Bombus lapidarius is the most probable species, to about 98%. In lowlands of northern Germany, no other red tipped Bombus comes into account, or these are very rare. Also B. lapidarius from a main aspect is longer and narrower than similar species, and similar to the species on the photo.

Regards, Christian

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Looking at the size and shape of the abdomen, I would think it's a cuckoo-bumblebee (former genus Psithyrus).
Better wait for a specialist...

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Look to the hindleg in the first picture. Its a typical large and broad hindleg of a Bombus s.str.. Bombus (former Psithyrus) rupestris, what do you probably mean, looks different.

Regards, Christian

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To all contributers,

thanks for help. I think Bombus lapidarius is the most probable identification.

I have several hymenoptera, which I am not sure about. I hope for further support.

My E-Contact was an phone contact was broken the last two days, so this answer was waiting that long period. Sorry.

Josef