Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scaeva, but which one? -> Scaeva cf. dignota
Posted by Rupert Huber on 17-07-2022 21:26
#1
Hi all!
Kormann leads me to
Scaeva selenitica, but comparing pictures with the gallery here shows much more similarity with
Scaeva dignota.
Does
S. dignota occur in Germany at all? The gallery pic is from Spain.
Approx. 12-15 mm
16.7.2022, Germany, Upper Bavaria, above Thoraualm at Mt. Hochfelln, ~1350 m asl, coordinates approx. 47.7554, 12.5634
Edited by Rupert Huber on 28-07-2022 16:50
Posted by Rupert Huber on 17-07-2022 21:26
#2
2nd pic
Posted by Rupert Huber on 17-07-2022 21:27
#3
last pic
Posted by eklans on 18-07-2022 08:57
#4
Hi Rupert, I'm quite sure it's
S. dignota as the yellow stripes significantly reach the side seam on the abdomen.
And according to FE it's found in Germany, too.
Edited by eklans on 18-07-2022 08:58
Posted by Rupert Huber on 18-07-2022 09:41
#5
Thanks Eric for ID including explanation!
I don't know what "FE" is, but I know I will have to check if I have some misnamed Scaevas on my HDD...
Posted by Rupert Huber on 18-07-2022 10:56
#7
Thanks Jan!
No chance to successfully google "FE". :)
Posted by eklans on 18-07-2022 12:44
#8
Yes, that's what I meant. |t
Posted by Sundew on 26-07-2022 23:27
#9
I would be a little more cautious with the identification, as I find the hairs on the eyes a bit long. To tell the females apart from
S. selenitica is difficult - see the character table in
https://www.resea...Poland.pdf.
S. selenitica specimens that developed at warmer temperatures may have spots that reach the tergite margins. So to me it's just
S. cf.
ignota.
Regards, Sundew