Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Brachypalpus valgus ♂ not B. chrysites

Posted by eklans on 30-04-2022 14:27
#1
Hi, yesterday I've found this fly in Ansbach, Frankenhoehe Nature Park, old deciduous forest, 2022-04-29. Is it Brachypalpus chrysites?
Edited by eklans on 30-05-2022 08:16

Posted by eklans on 30-04-2022 14:27
#2
2nd

Posted by eklans on 30-04-2022 14:28
#3
3rd

Posted by eklans on 30-04-2022 14:30
#4
4th - thanks for your comments.

Posted by treebeard on 29-05-2022 20:19
#5
I would say Brachypalpus valgus. I observe B. chrysites regularly and its abdomen is more "golden" and more hairy. See this one, for instance: https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=94723 , of course, I am not an expert.

Best regards, Matej

Posted by Sundew on 30-05-2022 00:04
#6
I would also vote for B. valgus according to Van Veen's key (https://books.goo...&hl=de). The hind tibia does not look as extreme as in B. chrysites, and the abdomen tip seems to be black-haired.
Regards, Sundew

Posted by eklans on 30-05-2022 08:14
#7
Thank you both!!