Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Metopia copula in courtyard (15.07.24) --> M. rondaniana (or possibly argentata)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 19-07-2024 19:41
#1

Hello,

can this couple be identified? And what is that under the right calyptra of the male (visible on pic 4)?

In our abandoned courtyard (northwest Germany).

Edited by Juergen Peters on 20-07-2024 20:27

Posted by Juergen Peters on 19-07-2024 19:41
#2

Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 19-07-2024 19:41
#3

Pic #3

Posted by Juergen Peters on 19-07-2024 19:42
#4

Pic #4

Posted by Juergen Peters on 19-07-2024 19:42
#5

Pic #5

Posted by Zeegers on 20-07-2024 16:45
#6

Likely M. rondaniana, possibly argentata.


Theo

Posted by Juergen Peters on 20-07-2024 20:26
#7

Zeegers wrote:
Likely M. rondaniana, possibly argentata.

Thanks a lot, Theo!