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Nephrotoma sp.? --> Nephrotoma flavescens
karl7
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Posted on 09-10-2025 09:18
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 Have a nice Day. One Question please. Is this a Nephrotoma species and can it be identified more precisely? I would be very grateful for an answer.
Austria, Lower Austria, Tattendorf, 220m, flowering area, 18.6.2025, size 10mm
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Carlo Monari
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 Yes, a male. Without closer details it is dfficolt to say if it is N. submaculosa or N. flavescens
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 Hello Carlo thank you for the Answer of Nephrotoma submaculosa/flavescens. I tried to enlarge the head area.
Kind regards Karl.
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Carlo Monari
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 Still difficult, but I'd vote for flavescens
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Carlo
 
karl7
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 Hello Carlo thank you for the Answer. I will then take Nephrotoma cf. flavescens. Maybe I can take a better picture next year.
Kind regards Karl
 
clovis
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 I agree for N flaveescens
 
karl7
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 Hello clovis thank you for the confirmation of Nephrotoma flavescens.
Kind regards Karl.
 
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