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 Small colourful fly on Mentha => probably Tecophora spec.
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| Volker |
Posted on 23-07-2022 17:39
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Member Location: Bexbach/Germany Posts: 366 Joined: 15.05.08 |
Hello, I photographed this colourful fly which is only a few millimetres on peppermint today. What species is it? Germany, Saarland, Bexbach, Garden on Mentha, Absolute Altitude 250 m, 23.07.2022 Greetings, Volker Volker attached the following image:  [160.03Kb] Edited by Volker on 24-07-2022 07:38  |
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| eklans |
Posted on 23-07-2022 18:07
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3689 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hi Volker, one of the Conopidae, I think - Thecophora?
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner |
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| Volker |
Posted on 23-07-2022 18:19
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Member Location: Bexbach/Germany Posts: 366 Joined: 15.05.08 |
Thank you for your tip, Eric. That should be Thecophora distincta. Have a look at this identification key Greetings, Volker |
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