Posted by HTK on 11-07-2022 22:52
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Mechernich-Satzvey (Germany), 10 May 2022, near compost heap in our garden, very agile, length about 1,5 cm. Is Xylota segnis correct? Thank you very much for your comments.
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Edited by HTK on 13-07-2022 00:14
Posted by eklans on 12-07-2022 09:11
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Hi Hans Theo, yes - male X. segnis is correct!
Posted by HTK on 13-07-2022 00:41
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Hi Eric,
it's time to say thank you once again for your support. In the case of Xylota segnis it seems that an obvious criterion to tell male and female apart is again the distance between the eyes: male -> holoptic; female -> dichoptic (as illustrated, for example, by the pictures in the gallery).
Best wishes,
Hans Theo