Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Calobata petronella? -> Neria cibaria!
Posted by Volker Achterberg on 09-03-2021 17:01
#1
date: 6 June 2019; location: in Hamburg, Germany, in my garden which is close to a park area with trees and a pond;
a female of
Calobata petronella?
Thanks for ID help!
Best regards, Volker
Edited by Volker Achterberg on 14-03-2021 12:42
Posted by Volker Achterberg on 09-03-2021 17:01
#2
2nd picture
Posted by Volker Achterberg on 09-03-2021 17:02
#3
3rd picture
Posted by Darwyn Sumner on 14-03-2021 08:46
#4
A tricky one Volker.
For
Calobata petronella one would expect to see brown humeri. A vague suggestion of that in the top picture but not in the third one.
The ovipositor shape could be a bit of a clue, in
C. petronella it starts bulbous then narrows. I'm more inclined towards
Neria cibaria where the ovipositor is black with a kink.
Take a look at
Calobata petronella http://micropezid...my/term/15
and
Neria cibaria http://micropezid...my/term/20
Posted by Volker Achterberg on 14-03-2021 12:40
#5
Thanks a lot, Darwyn, for ID help with excellent explanations!
Thank you also for the link to the Micropezidae website.
I attached another picture where the whole ovipositor is visible.
Best regards,
Volker
Edited by Volker Achterberg on 14-03-2021 12:41