Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bothria frontosa?

Posted by Arvid dJ on 21-04-2022 19:17
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Hi, I spotted this fly the 17th of April in Uppsala, central Sweden. I did not manage to catch it but hopefully the species can be determined. I think Bothria frontosa looks mpst similiar but maybe it can't be separated from Bothria alpina. Is it one of these species or maybe something else?

Posted by Arvid dJ on 21-04-2022 19:18
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Posted by Arvid dJ on 21-04-2022 19:18
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Picture 3

Posted by Zeegers on 22-04-2022 07:15
#4
Totaaly correct !

It is a male with borad vertex and the abdominal pattern is characteristic.

Theo

Posted by Arvid dJ on 22-04-2022 07:24
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Thank you very much, Theo!