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 Brachyopa from April-24, 2010
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 26-04-2010 16:44
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hi! Two days ago I found this Brachyopa male at a fence near forest, under a birdcherry tree (northwest Germany). Gisela Merkel says it could be B. testacea or vittata. Is it possible to distinguish between the two species? Here two larger pictures: http://www.foto-u..._big_1.jpg http://www.foto-u..._big_2.jpg Some minutes later I saw also a female, but only 3 m high on a cherry blossom: http://insektenfo...post143857 Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [68.33Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 26-04-2010 16:45 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 26-04-2010 16:44
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
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Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [67.33Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 26-04-2010 16:44
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
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Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [66.87Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| HanEndt |
Posted on 26-04-2010 23:48
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I find it hard to distinguish both species from photographs, but the snout seems a bit short for B. vittata. On the first photograph it looks to stop short of the antennae. So I favor B. testacea. Other differences can not be clearly judged. So from my part it is still uncertain. Best wishes, Han Endt. |
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| Menno Reemer |
Posted on 27-04-2010 07:29
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Hi, The thorax is too stronlgy dusted for B. testacea or B. vittata. I think this is either B. dorsata or B. panzeri. Cheers, Menno |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 28-04-2010 00:51
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Han and Menno! Sorry for the late reply. Many thanks for your opinions! Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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