Thread subject: Diptera.info :: ID please? --> Phyto melanocephala (Rhinophoridae) male

Posted by Ray Perry on 13-09-2021 07:00
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Busily feeding on fresh blossoms, in patches of invasive Solidago, on a path between fields left to fallow and grazed by cattle, about 20m from mixed forest.
8-10mm body.
10th Sept. 2021. 16.45pm
Flensburg, N.Germany:- 54.759184, 9.425031.

Many Thanks in advance,
Ray

Edited by Ray Perry on 13-09-2021 14:05

Posted by Ray Perry on 13-09-2021 07:01
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Posted by Ray Perry on 13-09-2021 07:02
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Posted by Ray Perry on 13-09-2021 07:02
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Posted by eklans on 13-09-2021 10:10
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Hi Ray, it's a male Phyto melanocephala (Rhinophoridae).

Posted by Ray Perry on 13-09-2021 14:11
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Many Thanks Eric!