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Callicera aenea, aurata or Callicera spinolae -> Callicera spinolae
bubu
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Posted on 23-09-2019 18:22
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Hello, is there anybody, who can identify this Syrphidae?
Found 23.09.2019 in Rheinzabern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany near a little stream and the forrest, grassland, length ca. 15 mm.

I'm looking for suggestions
Birgit
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bubu wrote:
Hello, is there anybody, who can identify this Syrphidae?
Found 23.09.2019 in Rheinzabern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany near a little stream and the forrest, grassland, length ca. 15 mm.

I'm looking for suggestions
Birgit
 
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Looks like Callicera spinolae
 
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Posted on 25-09-2019 21:56
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Hello,
I have compared this male of Callicera with the pictures in the gallery of diptera.info and think you are right. Than it is the first one, which is documented in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
Not bad...
I hope there is nobody, who has second thoughts.
Thank you very much for your help
Birgit
 
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Posted on 25-09-2019 22:18
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Hello all,
First two antennal segments are of equal length and thergite 3 has a dark band. -> male Callicera spinolae!
Kind regards,
Ectemnius
 
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Hello, Ectemnius
thanks a lot for confirming the identification!
Grin
Kind regards
Birgit
 
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