Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Symphyta, Argidae (NEW photo)
Posted by Carnifex on 23-05-2020 22:10
#1
Found on a meadow in Wienerwald (Vienna) in May.
Genus or species ID possible?
Edited by Carnifex on 24-05-2020 23:10
Posted by Jan Maca on 24-05-2020 06:03
#2
To me it looks like Aphrostema femala. Check the wing venation - it is not clearly visible in the pictures.
Posted by Carnifex on 24-05-2020 23:10
#3
Thanks Jan, your suggestion seem good. See this photo:
I did some search, but I almost found nothing about that genus, also not how many species could be found in my area
Posted by Jan Maca on 25-05-2020 06:25
#4
Hm, wing venation (pterostigmal cell) does not seem to support Aphrostema...
Hopefully, hymenopterists would provide the determination.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 25-05-2020 19:41
#5
Hi,
looks like a female
Arge rustica to me (see confirmed specimen below), but I am no expert.