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probably Bibio femoralis << Bibionidae?
BartNap	#1 Posted on 21-03-2023 04:29
Member Location: Posts: 777 Joined: 27.09.20	Poland, 20.03.2023 Edited by BartNap on 22-03-2023 06:18


Zeegers	#2 Posted on 21-03-2023 07:53
Member Location: Posts: 18446 Joined: 21.07.04	Not the best of pictures, but shape of hind metatats (and date) strongly suggests B. femoralis. So, was this south, central, north of Poland ? Thanks Theo


BartNap	#3 Posted on 21-03-2023 14:48
Member Location: Posts: 777 Joined: 27.09.20	Thank you Theo. The picture was taken around Poznan, west Poland. Regards


Zeegers	#4 Posted on 21-03-2023 15:43
Member Location: Posts: 18446 Joined: 21.07.04	Dziekuje, Clearly, we then must be in the lookout as well, here in NL Theo


BartNap	#5 Posted on 22-03-2023 04:30
Member Location: Posts: 777 Joined: 27.09.20	hah, bedankt Theo! Would you mind explaining what you mean by being on the lookout in the NL? I didn't get it


Zeegers	#6 Posted on 22-03-2023 08:02
Member Location: Posts: 18446 Joined: 21.07.04	Femoralis is not known from the Netherlands …. yet. It was supposedly a more southern species, but Poznan is at the same latitude as NL and definitely not warmer in spring …. So I’d expect records for NL shortly …. if ee keep,our eyes open Ja uczylem języka polskiego, ale trudno mi. Yes, I figured out how to typ ę ! Still struggling with the l/, though, sorry for that. Theo


BartNap	#7 Posted on 22-03-2023 08:29
Member Location: Posts: 777 Joined: 27.09.20	Thank you for the clarification! It looks like my retired mum does a good job, hah. All the posted pictures here were taken by her. She tries to identify the species by herself, but obviously it has to be checked out by the specialists. Consequently, I'm bothering you up here, hah Regarding your Polish, you are doing well, respect! If you want to practice your Polish skills, hah, feel free to check out the website - this is what my mum found in our family garden in the past 3 seasons: http://bartnapierala.com/atlas/?fbclid=IwAR1tHaxYdJJnYQSov2rifxPRPkzuUJ8tlr-ywKX4v68KdIxVnRMyV2uUocY#!/gatunek/48#view Fingers crossed for the first record of Bibio femoralis in the NL!