Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bombyliidae>Dischistus

Posted by nick upton on 08-08-2024 16:12
#1

c12mm male feeding on Limonium insigne (a Lavender endemic to Andalucia) in a botanic garden at Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park, Almeria, Spain on 15.3.24. A very distinctive very pale Bombylid, matching images of Dischistus sp. I can find. Might this be D. separatus which I believe is recorded form this part of Spain, though there may well be other possibilities.

Edited by nick upton on 08-08-2024 16:16

Posted by nick upton on 08-08-2024 16:12
#2

And in flight...

Posted by nick upton on 08-08-2024 16:28
#3

Rear view