Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cheilosia grossa, female!

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 02-04-2021 09:09
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date: 30 March 2021; location: in Hamburg, Germany, south-eastern part on a dike of the river Elbe; in the sun at about 24°C;
on a Cirsium sp. an egg-laying female of Cheilosia grossa?
Thanks a lot for any ID help!
Best regards,
Volker

Edited by Volker Achterberg on 11-04-2021 09:56

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 02-04-2021 09:09
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2nd picture

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 02-04-2021 09:10
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3rd picture

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 11-04-2021 08:21
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Yes, with dark antennae it must belong to C. grossa. Ovipositing on thistles, it appears.

Posted by Volker Achterberg on 11-04-2021 09:51
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Thanks a lot, Karsten, for confirmation of ID!
Best regards,
Volker