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Who did the wasp catch?
prirodnick
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Posted on 25-02-2021 16:48
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If you wish to know, the wasp is Vespula germanica.
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and the unhappy prey is a Syrphidae - Syrphus?

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eklans wrote:
and the unhappy prey is a Syrphidae - Syrphus?

Eric


Thanks Eric!
 
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eklans wrote:
and the unhappy prey is a Syrphidae - Syrphus?


Looks more like Xanthogramma.
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I felt it was closer to Chrysotoxum elegans (if the wasp has already removed the antennae)
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Tony Irwin wrote:
I felt it was closer to Chrysotoxum elegans (if the wasp has already removed the antennae)


Hi, Tony! Thanks!
Mesopleura, I think, are more like a Chrysotoxum.
 
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