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 What species of robber fly is this?
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| Volkmar |
Posted on 21-08-2026 18:16
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 Member Location: Arnsberg, D Posts: 275 Joined: 05.08.20 |
Can someone please tell me what species this is ? Data: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, D-59519 Büecke, 217 m, August 21, 2026. Best regars, Volkmar Volkmar attached the following image:  [96.97Kb] |
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| JWV |
Posted on 22-08-2026 15:29
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Member Location: Wageningen Posts: 203 Joined: 16.12.22 |
Hi, Tolmerus atricapillus female. Best, Jonne |
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| Volkmar |
Posted on 22-08-2026 17:45
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Member Location: Arnsberg, D Posts: 275 Joined: 05.08.20 |
Many thanks, Jonne, for identifying the robber fly species; I was very pleased about that. Best regards, Volkmar |
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| piros |
Posted on 23-08-2026 09:08
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1868 Joined: 04.01.12 |
Why not T. cingulatus? |
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| Quaedfliegh |
Posted on 28-08-2026 15:17
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 Member Location: Tilburg Netherlands Posts: 2228 Joined: 18.05.10 |
Shape of ovipositor points at cingulatus as well as the mystax which is for a large part black in atricapillus.
Greetings, Reinoud Field guide to the robber flies of the Netherlands and Belgium: https://jeugdbondsuitgeverij.nl/product/veldgids-roofvliegen-van-nederland-en-belgie/ https://nev.nl/secties/vliegen-en-muggen/ |
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| JWV |
Posted on 28-08-2026 16:31
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Member Location: Wageningen Posts: 203 Joined: 16.12.22 |
I agree, a little bit to fast with ID  Best, Jonne |
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