Posted by Kirsten Eta on 20-08-2017 13:25
#1
A friendly hello to everyone,
is it please possible to identfy this Xanthogramma nearer? Found in Hamburg, Germany, MTB 2424, in my garden on Rubus armeniacus.
Edited by Kirsten Eta on 20-08-2017 13:29
Posted by Mihailo Vujic on 21-08-2017 18:30
#3
Hi Kirsten,
probably Xanthogramma pedissequum. Genus Xanthogramma is very confusing and needs revision.
In Serbia are few species - X. pedissequum, X. dives, X. stackelbergi, X. laetum and X. citrofasciatum (probably complex with 2 species).
The most similar to X. pedissequum is X. dives, which has yellow lateral margine of sternites 3 and 4, clear first basal cell and few large yellow signs on pleurae.
X. pedissequum has black lateral margine of sternites 3 and 4, black mark in first basal cell and one yellow sign on pleurae (on posterior anepisternum usually).
X. stackelbergi is the most similar to X. dives because it has yellow lateral margine of sternites, but doesn't have black mark on wings.
Do you have photo of pleurae (lateral view)?
Greetings, Mihailo.
Posted by Kirsten Eta on 21-08-2017 20:44
#4
Hi Mihailo,
thanks a lot for all your efforts. So sorry, but there are no more pics for a better detamination. I think Xanthogramma pedissequum is the most common in my aerea. But better is to name it Xanthogramma sp. Maybe next time it's possible to make a lateral pic. I will try my best.