Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Colourful Sepsidae - Male Sepsis punctum.

Posted by Ray Perry on 16-08-2023 07:54
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5-6mm body.
13 th August 2023 @ 16.34
Seen busily foraging on flowers of a small wild carrot plant (Daucus carota subsp. carota) which is growing next to a path a few meters from a small wooded stream, edged by wild meadowland.GPS 54.7538, 9.4208

video :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZdoCbZTZl0

Many Thanks in advance
Ray Perry

Edited by Ray Perry on 16-08-2023 10:44

Posted by Ray Perry on 16-08-2023 08:03
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Posted by Ray Perry on 16-08-2023 08:05
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Posted by Jan Willem on 16-08-2023 08:21
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Male Sepsis punctum. A species that can be rather variable in coloration.

Posted by Ray Perry on 16-08-2023 10:42
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Many Thanks Jan.

Edited by Ray Perry on 16-08-2023 10:46