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Hello!

Near honey bee sized Cheilosias in autumn are mostly C. canicularis here (Ostwestfalen/Germany). And with the many males I've seen in the last two weeks I have no problem. But this female from today, hovering on Centaurea blossoms looked somewhat "different".
When flying, its abdomen looked strikingly orange and banded. Is it nevertheless C. canicularis? Thanks!


Three further pics:
http://www.foto-u...ris_W4.jpg
http://www.foto-u...ris_W5.jpg
http://www.foto-u...ris_W6.jpg

One of the "normal" males (on Senecio (?)):
http://www.foto-u...aris_M.jpg