Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Oxyna parietina? -> yes

Posted by Michael Becker on 17-06-2010 05:13
#1
Hello,

this fly is from about two weeks ago from a roadside near Neuss (germany). Is this Oxyna parietina? The fly sat on a Centaurea, but there were also Artemisia nearby.

Thanks,
Michael
Edited by Michael Becker on 17-06-2010 18:12

Posted by Severyn on 17-06-2010 10:04
#2
Yes, this is Oxyna parietina (Linnaeus, 1758).
It`s host plant is Artemisia vulgaris.
Edited by Severyn on 17-06-2010 10:05

Posted by Michael Becker on 17-06-2010 18:11
#3
Thank you again for the confirmation.

Greetings,
Michael