#1
Hello!
I nearly didn't take a photo because there were so many
Phasia hemipteras and
aurigeras here (Ostwestfalen/Germany) at the
Mentha blossoms in the last days, that I didn't look closer. It was not until I looked at this pic on the PC, when I realized that this male looked different. Could it be
Ectophasia crassipennis? I did not find that species here, yet (mainly occurs more to the south in Germany).
Because I did not look close while on location, I'm also not sure, whether this is the same individual. Or is
this one really a
P. hemiptera (abdomen marking doesn't look like
E. crassipennis)?
http://www.foto-u...era_M1.jpg
#3
Hello, Kahis!
Kahis wrote:
Look at the main page
You mean
Phasia aurigera? I did not think of that species, because they are normally somewhat smaller here, and the male don't have such broad wings (unlike
P. hemiptera). I only compared with
those P. aurigera males, which occured "normal" to me:
http://insektenfo...eadid=9570
(And I was upset by the idea to have finally found
E. crassipennis here...
)
Possibly the same phenomenon as in
P. hemiptera with its normal "Schwarzenegger" and more female like males?
http://www.dipter...post_33311
In this case the female like ones would be in the majority.
.