Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phasia aurigera? (12.05.24) --> more likely P. obesa

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2024 21:20
#1

Hello,

a 7 mm fly on Leucanthemum vulgare on a meadow near forest (northwest Germany). Male Phasia aurigera of the spring generation?

Edited by Juergen Peters on 15-05-2024 20:10

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2024 21:20
#2

Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-05-2024 21:21
#3

Pic #3

Posted by eklans on 15-05-2024 08:27
#4

For me, it looks more like a male Phasia obesa.

Posted by Zeegers on 15-05-2024 16:40
#5

Yes, it looks confusingly weird, but obesa my guess as well.


Theo

Posted by Juergen Peters on 15-05-2024 20:09
#6

Thanks again, Eric and Theo!