Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Which Chrysops (Tabanidae) from 11.08.21 --> Ch. relictus

Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-08-2021 19:14
#1

Hello,

earlier this summer there were many Chrysops caecutiens around here (northwest Germany), but this female on Solidago canadensis in our courtyard seems to be a different species. Maybe Chrysops divaricatus? Size about 10-12 mm.

Edited by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2021 21:13

Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-08-2021 19:15
#2

Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 12-08-2021 19:15
#3

Pic #3

Posted by Zeegers on 13-08-2021 20:34
#4

Hi Juergen

It is a bit werid, but it is Ch. relictus. Those variations can drive a sane man into insanity.

Theo

Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-08-2021 21:12
#5

Thanks a lot, Theo!