Thread subject: Diptera.info :: mating Bibio-pair - ID possible?

Posted by Carnifex on 08-05-2021 23:13
#1

Hi,
with both partners together, is a species ID possible?
On a meadow in Wienerwald, early May

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Posted by eklans on 09-05-2021 08:31
#2

Hi Lorin, these are B. varipes:
wings brownish
♀ legs red, tibia III: spur thin, abdomen ventrally yellow
♂ mesonotum: dark hairs

Greetings, Eric