Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cheilosia with bluish abdomen (05.06.23) --> C. variabilis

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 20:22
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Hello,

an 8-9 mm female on Aegopodium podagraria at a forestpath (northwest Germany).
Edited by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 21:53

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 20:22
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Pic #2

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 20:22
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Pic #3

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 20:23
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Pic #4

Posted by Roger Thomason on 06-06-2023 21:41
#5
It looks like Cheilosia variabilis...

https://www.natur...variabilis

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 21:52
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Thanks, Roger!

The males were abundant on leaves in May, but I had not seen one for two weeks now. And I had never seen that species visiting flowerage...
Edited by Juergen Peters on 06-06-2023 21:53