Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Microdon from Bavaria (3 pics)

Posted by Rupert Huber on 25-05-2023 18:52
#1
Hi all!

Any chance to name this Microdon precisely?

Approx. 8 mm.

25.5.2023, Germany, Upper Bavaria, forest north of Traunstein, ~600 m a.s.l., coordinates 47.88708, 12.63492
Edited by Rupert Huber on 26-05-2023 08:17

Posted by Rupert Huber on 25-05-2023 18:52
#2
2nd pic

Posted by Rupert Huber on 25-05-2023 18:52
#3
3rd pic

Posted by JWV on 26-05-2023 10:58
#4
Hi Rupert,

I would call this Microdon analis/major. If you have seen the host ants or pupaea we can try to narrow it down to one of those two.

Best, Jonne

Posted by Rupert Huber on 26-05-2023 22:41
#5
Hi Jonne!

Thanks for the answer! During the short meeting, there was no interaction of the fly with ants,