Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which Pollenia? (07.02.23) --> P. angustigena or perhaps rudis

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-02-2023 18:48
#1
Hello,

a Pollenia female at 4 °C at some fruits in our courtyard this afternoon (northwest Germany). Is it possible to tell more than the genus?
Edited by Juergen Peters on 08-02-2023 16:49

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-02-2023 18:48
#2
Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-02-2023 18:48
#3
Pic #3

Posted by eklans on 08-02-2023 09:04
#4
Hi Jürgen, basicosta pale and looks like mid tibia has only 1 ad and the outer posthumeral bristle is present: could be P. angustigena - but not sure! P. rudis would be the alternative.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 08-02-2023 16:48
#5
Thanks a lot, Eric!

I had angustigena in mind, because it did not seem to have the right "look" for rudis to me. But that feeling (I know, "feelings" are not the correct way for identifying insects...) may have fooled me. It's an old, worn specimen...
Edited by Juergen Peters on 08-02-2023 16:48