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Diptera.info :: Brachyopa (?) #2 (04.05.23) --> Brachyopa cf. vittata (m)
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 04-05-2023 21:56
#1
Hello,
another
Brachyopa
(?) male from a forestpath today (northwest Germany). Ca. 8 mm.
Edited by
Juergen Peters
on 05-05-2023 18:22
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 04-05-2023 21:57
#2
Pic #2
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 04-05-2023 21:57
#3
Pic #3
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 04-05-2023 21:57
#4
Pic #4
Posted by
Karsten Thomsen
on 05-05-2023 10:29
#5
I would look at testacea and vittta (so far never seen them myself). The latter is supposed to be very large and have relatively long wings.
Edited by
Karsten Thomsen
on 05-05-2023 10:31
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 05-05-2023 18:22
#6
Thanks again, Karsten!
I'm not sure about the 8 mm. May well be 10 mm, like this male:
https://insektenf...adID=52570
The females were distinctively smaller.