Posted by treebeard on 07-05-2020 08:30
#1
I think it could be Bibio lanigerus (a new species for me), but possibly Bibio varipes.
Northern Slovakia, Kysuce region, 820 m.a.s.l., 5 May 2020, rather small Bibio but the smallest I have seen.
Thank you in advance
Matej
Posted by Zeegers on 07-05-2020 15:46
#3
Yes, this is B. lanigerus. By far the most common species, here in Western Europe. Only on sandy soils !
Theo
Posted by treebeard on 07-05-2020 17:33
#4
Thank you, Theo.
This picture was taken on the flat hilltop, soil are sandy only to some extent (cambisoils on some flysch rock)-