Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Rhagio notatus, male
Posted by helge on 03-01-2021 13:15
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Austria, July, 2000m a.s.l.
Thank you for your help!
Helge
Edited by helge on 03-01-2021 19:45
Posted by helge on 03-01-2021 13:15
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Posted by helge on 03-01-2021 13:15
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Posted by helge on 03-01-2021 13:16
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Posted by helge on 03-01-2021 13:17
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genital, ventral view
Edited by helge on 03-01-2021 13:17
Posted by Zeegers on 03-01-2021 15:06
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Looks like Rh. notatus, but the altitude worries me. Still forests around, at 2000 m ?
Theo
Posted by helge on 03-01-2021 15:36
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Hi Theo, just some shrubs (
Alnus viridis) around (and a river). Alpine area, Eastern Tyrol.
Fe 1 and 3 are somewhat yellowish at base (not as mentioned in Stubbs & Drake; they say base should be black); Stigma is clearly black, but in general the wings are very dark...
Helge
Posted by Zeegers on 03-01-2021 18:41
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You'd expect Rh. cingulatus at that altitude, which has however clearly darkened wings.
And this one ticks many boxes for notatus:
* dark stigma
* Clear wing
* dark antenna
* largely dark first tergite
* largely dark scutellum.
The colouration of legs is pretty variable in Rhagio, I would not bother too much about this, as long as there are dark rings on femora.
Theo
Posted by helge on 03-01-2021 19:44
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Ok! Thank you for your explanation Theo!
Helge