Posted by Sundew on 08-07-2014 00:03
#1
Hi,
Today I saw some
Choerades flies on the eastern outskirts of Berlin. I suppose I found male and female. They seem to differ from my
Ch. fimbriata in
http://diptera.in...ost_263225 in that the facial hairs are white and the scutellar bristles dark. The anepisternum is greyish-tomentose, and I do not see yellow hairs. The first antennal segment is rather long. The key leads to
Ch. femorata, but can the tergites be so golden-haired? Even in the male there is a golden gleam below the wings viewed from above. So I need an expert's opinion - thanks for any help!
Sundew
This is the female, eating a Mirid bug, probably
Megaloceroea recticornis. Unfortunately I got only this view.
Posted by Quaedfliegh on 09-07-2014 15:33
#3
I think both belong to that C marginata/femorata/ dioctriaeformis complex
Posted by Sundew on 10-07-2014 18:31
#4
Many thanks, Reinoud - obviously it is difficult to discriminate between these species basing on a photo.