Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hedychrum nobile?
Posted by Markus Koschinsky on 12-08-2017 16:14
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Location: Germany, Northrhine-Westphalia, Rheine, Garden, on Solidago gigantea
Time: 10th August 2017
Photos: Markus Koschinsky
Size: approx. 10 mm
Hello,
is it possible to distinguish this one from similar species? What would I have to look for?
Thanks and regards,
Markus
Posted by Markus Koschinsky on 12-08-2017 16:14
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Posted by Markus Koschinsky on 12-08-2017 16:15
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Posted by Markus Koschinsky on 12-08-2017 16:15
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Posted by piros on 12-08-2017 21:08
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If it is 10mm (even if it is somewhat smaller, say 8 :)), it is a female
H nobile.
H, niemelai female is definitlely smaller, below 6mm, otherwise inpossible to distingush by photos, since the distinguishing character is the shape of the tip of the last sternite.
Greetings,
Henrik
Edited by piros on 12-08-2017 21:12
Posted by Markus Koschinsky on 12-08-2017 22:26
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Thanks a lot, Henrik! Yes, it was clearly larger than 6 mm. It was one of the biggest cuckoo wasps I've seen.
Markus