Thread subject:
Diptera.info :: Urophora cuspidata, male
Posted by
Volker Achterberg
on 23-01-2024 20:52
#1
date: 23 May 2023; location: on Swedish island 'Öland' at the northwest coast near Byxelkrok; one fly on the sead head of
Centaurea scabiosa
;
probably a male of
Urophora cuspidata
?
Thanks for any ID comments.
Best regards, Volker
Edited by
Volker Achterberg
on 25-01-2024 21:35
Posted by
Volker Achterberg
on 23-01-2024 20:52
#2
2nd picture
Posted by
Volker Achterberg
on 23-01-2024 20:53
#3
3rd picture
Posted by
Nosferatumyia
on 24-01-2024 12:59
#4
In this case, despite it is a male, the morphology AND the host plant allow to ID it positively.
Urophora cuspidata.
Posted by
Volker Achterberg
on 24-01-2024 17:12
#5
Nosferatumyia wrote:
In this case, despite it is a male, the morphology AND the host plant allow to ID it positively.
Urophora cuspidata.
Thank you, Val, for confirming my species ID!
Best regards, Volker