Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pipiza quadrimaculata? (26.05.23) --> Pipiza sp.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-05-2023 21:31
#1
Hello,

a 10 mm Pipiza with unusual orange markings. On buttercup flowers next to a small rivulet (northwest Germany).
Edited by Juergen Peters on 07-06-2023 18:32

Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-05-2023 21:32
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-05-2023 21:32
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 29-05-2023 21:32
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 20:29
#5
Hello,

I have found one at the same place yesterday, too.

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 20:29
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 20:29
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Posted by helge on 07-06-2023 06:19
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Hi Jürgen, the yellow spots on the abdomen are very variable within the genus Pipiza. Mixing two individuals within one post is not the best idea.
Best wishes,
Helge

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-06-2023 17:49
#9
Thanks, Helge!

helge wrote:
Mixing two individuals within one post is not the best idea.

I know, but in this case it may be really the same individual Cool. I found it on exactly the same place (< 2 m difference) with a time difference of only a few days. And I never saw more than one specimen.