Posted by Sundew on 01-09-2023 15:32
#1
Hi,
On a dry grassland east of Berlin I came across very interesting insects recently. On a flowering stand of
Helichrysum arenarium some typical Tephridids were running up and down. I would like to show them in the forum. Here we have
Heringina guttata, a female.
Posted by Sundew on 01-09-2023 15:33
#2
The male was not far away.
They are very cute critters.
Posted by Ben Hamers on 01-09-2023 21:02
#3
Very nice, a pity we don't have them in the Netherlands.
Germany seems to be a hotspot for Tephritids, but in the following article, (see the second picture), some people misinterprete the english term "Fruit Flies" :
https://www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/fruchtfliegen-in-der-kueche-wie-werden-ich-die-unliebsamen-insekten-wieder-los-a-9b7b335a-376a-437d-a636-acb10885ca5e
Ben
Edited by Ben Hamers on 01-09-2023 21:10
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 01-09-2023 21:50
#4
I have sent you an e-mail on the old t-online.de address. Let me know if it is still valid.