Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Psilota sp. ?

Posted by Gansucha on 18-05-2023 20:45
#1
Ukraine, Rivne region, on May 17.
Am I correct in thinking that the photo shows Psilota sp. ? Is it possible to determine the species ?

ukrbin.com//files/05/Psilota_sp..jpg
ukrbin.com//files/03/Psilota_sp._2.jpg
ukrbin.com//files/04/Psilota_sp._3.jpg

Posted by Karsten Thomsen on 18-05-2023 22:36
#2
Wow, I have never seen any belonging to that genus myself, but your animal certainly seems to fit well with Falks phots of P. atracina from Britain, https://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/albums/72157629238038404/with/6843299798/

Posted by Gansucha on 18-05-2023 23:25
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I was lucky enough to see them a second time. Last year, I saw a female that was probably looking for a nesting place in a pine stump:
https://ukrbin.co...eid=247485
It looks like it could be P. atracina, but couldn't it be Psilota atra?
Edited by Gansucha on 18-05-2023 23:26