Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ulidiidae: Otites in different sizes

Posted by Carnifex on 25-05-2020 22:54
#1
Now here's something for Valery :-)

Differently sized Otites on a hedgerow near Vienna.
Is there so much interspecific variation or do they belong to different species? I don't see obvious differences in the wing color or pattern.

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Edited by Carnifex on 04-06-2020 14:09

Posted by Carnifex on 29-05-2020 22:29
#2
up again to be seen by Val :-)
Edited by Carnifex on 29-05-2020 22:30

Posted by Carnifex on 04-06-2020 14:09
#3
up again

Posted by Nosferatumyia on 04-06-2020 14:25
#4
Many species of Otites can strongly vary in size.

Posted by Carnifex on 04-06-2020 14:27
#5
Thanks Val.
So I leave it at genus level, as I feel unsure about guttata vs. centralis