Posted by Rupert Huber on 26-06-2026 16:01
#1
Hi everyone!
Just showing this beauty.
According to the catalogue of Diptera in Bavaria,
T. gigas should be the only
Therioplectes species around. So no serious doubt about the ID.
26. June 2026, Germany, Upper Bavaria, on top of a mountain of the Chiemgau Alps, almost 1700 m a.s.l., caught in the act of hovering.
Posted by Zeegers on 27-06-2026 15:48
#4
Indeed ! In case of any doubt, check my "World Review" in Studia Dipterologica from decades ago. Very nice it is still around in Bavaria, since the species is getting more and more rare rapidly.
Theo