Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Urophora cuspidata, male
Posted by Volker Achterberg on 23-01-2024 20:52
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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
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2nd picture
Posted by Volker Achterberg on 23-01-2024 20:53
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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