Posted by Juergen Peters on 15-09-2021 19:34
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Hello,
two years ago I had my first encounter with the genus
Cylindromyia here (northwest Germany), two individuals in about 2 weeks. They were identified by Theo Zeegers as
Cylindromyia brassicaria.
Yesterday I found the genus again on camomile flowers next to a path between acres. Length about 10 mm.
It was conspicuous, that one individual had a continuous stripe on its abdomen, the other not. Different species, a gender difference or simple variation?
Here also a little video of one of the flies cleaning its legs:
https://insektenf...utzend.mp4
Edited by Juergen Peters on 15-09-2021 22:11