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Hi,

Center of France (Loiret), 19th june 2016
I doubt

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Has anybody already seen such different colors on a Meliscaeva auricollis ?

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There seems to be a tendency for the lowermost yellow spots to be darker (cp. https://www.flick...925404470/, https://www.flick...6975553098). The spring generation is said to be darker bodied than the summer generation, so your late one "remembers" the dark colours only at the abdomen tip

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Thanks Sundew, Christoophe told me the same a few days ago.
I had not noticed before !