Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phaonia valida, female? --> confirmed

Posted by ukursawe on 10-10-2021 11:25
#1
Hi,

I took a few pictures of a comparatively huge fly on a leaf close to our garden hedge.

I would speculate that it could be Phaonia valida. The reddish scutellum seems a bit unusual for that species, but maybe that is within the variation range? Is it possible to confirm or reject that speculation based on the picture below?

Germany, Southern Bavaria, Munich (-West), 09.10.2021, app. 12 mm

Greetings, Uli
Edited by ukursawe on 10-10-2021 14:27

Posted by ukursawe on 10-10-2021 11:31
#2
Second image.

Posted by eklans on 10-10-2021 11:44
#3
Hi Uli, correct!

Posted by ukursawe on 10-10-2021 11:47
#4
Nice! Thank you Eric for the confirmation!

Greetings, Uli