Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Didea => Didea intermedia

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 17-10-2010 20:45
#1
Hello, is this fly D. intermedia or fasciata? Female or male?
Thank you, Marion
The picture was shot in Germany, Saxony, 25.07.2010
Edited by Marion Friedrich on 24-10-2010 09:21

Posted by Andre on 23-10-2010 15:35
#2
Didea intermedia
Is it dead??

Posted by Marion Friedrich on 24-10-2010 09:42
#3
Thank you for ID, Andre.
Before submitting the picture I thought about the unusual position, but cannot give a clear statement. The photo was taken too long ago. The lateral position speaks for a dead fly. The front legs and turned head may also belong to a living one. There was no crab spider behind. That I did not take another picture tells me that it either falled down or started. The probability for the first case seems to me to be higher.
Best regards,
Marion