Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Brachypalpus valgus
Posted by Sezima on 30-10-2016 22:34
#1
Good evening,
can someone please help with this one ? Captured 14 May 2016, Southern Bohemia, Czech republic.
Thank you.
Sezima
Edited by Sezima on 31-10-2016 22:52
Posted by Sezima on 30-10-2016 22:35
#2
The same specimen when laying eggs.
S.
Posted by Sundew on 31-10-2016 03:35
#3
This should be a
Brachypalpus, a bee mimic whose larvae live in dead wood. I suppose
B. valgus might be the right species (compare
http://hmyzsloven...index.html), as the last tergite seems to bear black hairs.
Regards, Sundew
Posted by Sezima on 31-10-2016 22:51
#4
Thank you Sundew !
Regards
David
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 01-11-2016 19:50
#5
More likely Brachypalpus laphriformis, as the frons is dusted. In valgus the frons is shiny all over.
Posted by Sundew on 02-11-2016 02:21
#6
Ah - the frons of the female in
http://www.dipter...d_id=53297 is more shiny indeed. So is possibly the photo by Karol Ox (link in #3) also
B. laphriformis?