Posted by blaauw7 on 12-08-2020 10:40
#1
Small Chloropidae. 11 August, sky light, mid Netherlands.
Gr Dick
Posted by von Tschirnhaus on 15-08-2020 12:46
#3
Chloropidae: Trachysiphonella scutellata (Macquart, 1835) or T. ruficeps (von Roser, 1840).
Both species are abundant but very difficult to distinguish as they have a wide colour variability, variability of scutellar setae, widths of gena and length of proboscis. Larval substrate completely unknown. Sunny biotopes, dry meadows with many ants are optimal.
Edited by von Tschirnhaus on 15-08-2020 12:48
Posted by blaauw7 on 16-08-2020 08:32
#4
Thanks. I kept the specimen. So Paul can take a good look at it ;-)
Gr Dick