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Orthonevra nobilis
Gerrit Oehm
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Posted on 08-08-2016 18:46
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 Hey, I am not sure what species of hoverfly this could be.
I found it last week (5th August) in northern Germany.
I am pretty sure that it is a Orthonevra species, but it could be Riponnesia, too.
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 some more angles
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 maybe this helps, too
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 A female Orthonevra nobilis
Greetings,
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 Thank you, Gerard!
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