Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phalacrotophora -> P. delageae

Posted by Carnifex on 06-10-2021 23:41
#1
Here's one for Paul:
species ID possible with these photos?

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Donauinsel, Vienna in June
Edited by Carnifex on 08-10-2021 06:06

Posted by Paul Beuk on 07-10-2021 08:02
#2
Phalacrotophora delageae, female

Posted by Carnifex on 08-10-2021 06:05
#3
Great that ID was possible, this might very well be a new addition to the Austrian fauna.
I could observe the swarming behavior as well as the head-down posture and wing waving/singing that Tony Irwin described in his publication. Not surprisingly, all individuals I caught were females.

Here's one in situ photo
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