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Carnifex	#1 Posted on 19-08-2022 16:57
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1861 Joined: 23.06.15	ID possible here? I find the broad black middle segment of the front leg especially striking, but could not find a match Park in Vienna, mid April Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.


Jozef Obona	#2 Posted on 19-08-2022 17:56
Member Location: Slovakia Posts: 336 Joined: 07.12.10	e.g. Limonia splendens


Carnifex	#3 Posted on 19-08-2022 19:49
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1861 Joined: 23.06.15	Thanks Josef, does it mean, here it might be splendens, but could be another species as well? Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.


Jozef Obona	#4 Posted on 20-08-2022 05:52
Member Location: Slovakia Posts: 336 Joined: 07.12.10	with a specimen (ideally a male) under a microscope I would be sure... yes, there are similar species, for example - Limonia pannonica.


Carnifex	#5 Posted on 20-08-2022 13:56
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1861 Joined: 23.06.15	L. maculipennis would be another species with similar wing and leg pattern, but it seems to be not occurring that far south-east (absent from Austria, Switzerland, Czechia...). Comparing the wing patterns (Kolcsar et al 2017), L. pannonnica lacks a small spot distally as well as a darkened wing tip - both features I see at my specimen - so L. splendens has become even more likely for me Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.