Posted by Carnifex on 20-08-2022 16:53
#1
I don't know how
D. mercatorum is supposed to look like.
According to Bächli's key, there shouldn't be a dark costal spot as in
D. repleta - but the size of the light lateral spots and the thin distal stripes on the tergites (>1/2 width in
D. repleta vs. ~1/3 in
D. mercatorum) raised my suspicion here.
Additionally, Jan Maca once mentioned in a comment that the presence of the costal spot should not be overrated.
So, here's my fly to be discussed.