Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Helina sexmaculata ♂ -> yes

Posted by Carnifex on 29-08-2021 15:16
#1

ID ok? In a garden in Vienna, late August

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Edited by Carnifex on 29-08-2021 21:21

Posted by eklans on 29-08-2021 15:42
#2

Hi Lorin, what about Helina clara?

Posted by Carnifex on 29-08-2021 16:08
#3

I thought H. clara has an odd number of spots (=3) on the post-sut scutum

Posted by eklans on 29-08-2021 16:25
#4

That's true - I was blinded by the yellow abdomen.

Posted by Xespok on 29-08-2021 17:32
#5

Hi, I think this is a male H. sexmaculata. I have photographed the same species in my garden this year several times.

Posted by Carnifex on 29-08-2021 19:04
#6

Thanks, Gabor!