Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Xylota meigeniana ♀ ovipositing?

Posted by eklans on 21-07-2022 11:13
#1

Can this female be Xylota meigeniana?
It was ovipositing between the roots of a dead but standing Aspen (Populus tremula).
(Frankenhoehe Nature Park, old deciduous forest, near Ansbach, 2022-06-22)
I've seen it again the following days but wasn't able to get more images.
Ovipositor visible:

Edited by eklans on 21-07-2022 11:17

Posted by eklans on 21-07-2022 11:14
#2

dorsal

Posted by eklans on 21-07-2022 11:15
#3

detail right hind leg

Posted by eklans on 21-07-2022 11:16
#4

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