Posted by Joerg Schneider on 13-09-2026 05:30
#1
Sorry for this eye-catcher, I was not too successful with recent threats here. I saw her - sorry for not collecting specimrn for once - yesterday 12. September 2026) in our garden in Rheinbach near Bonn/Germany. Typical a
Size for
Myathropa florea (12mm). Do you know similar variants? Many thanks, Jörg
Posted by exonie on 02-10-2026 19:10
#5
It's certainly female Myathropa florea. I haven't heard of such form "rubromaculata". The pink color doesn't look like regular pigment, more like the fly's guts have changed color - maybe it's parasitized or diseased?