Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Abia sp., maybe lonicerae? --> Abia serice and Abia candens

Posted by Michael Stemmer on 09-02-2025 08:55
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Hello,

I think, Abia is correct. Could it be lonicerae? If I meet them in my garden, they nearly always rest on Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum. But I never saw any larvae. They have been pretty common in the last year.

Location: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinum, 53572 Unkel, river Rhine valley, Stux hill, dry and warm habitat (grapeyards), nearby deciduous forest (oak, beech ...), May 5th 2023.

Fly 1 + 2 are one individual, fly 3 is another.

Thanks in advance,

Michael

Edited by Michael Stemmer on 11-02-2025 10:00