Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sepsis sp.

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 22-03-2022 22:12
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This quite colourful Sepsis was photographed on sheep dung; 22.03.2022; Lüneburg (Niedersachsen, Germany).

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 22-03-2022 22:13
#2
2nd

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 22-03-2022 22:13
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3rd

Posted by eklans on 23-03-2022 10:04
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Hi Jann, it has 2 dc and I think I see the erect lateral bristles on synergite 1+2. Supported by the colour of the abdomen/thorax it could be S. violacea (which is a grassland species fitting to the sheep dung).
The Sepsidae (Diptera) of Europe, Pont/Meier

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 24-03-2022 21:36
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Hi Eric,
many thanks!
Jann