Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sepsis fulgens? (Germany)
Posted by JarJar on 22-11-2019 23:01
#1
Hello everybody,
is an ID possible? How many similar species exist?
Seen in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, boarder to Swizerland, Waldshut, performed the courtship display on a tree stump, 05 April 2011
Thanks a lot and best regards,
Chris
Posted by JarJar on 22-11-2019 23:02
#2
picture2 performing the courtship display
Posted by JarJar on 22-11-2019 23:03
#3
picture3 performing the courtship display
Posted by JarJar on 22-11-2019 23:04
#4
picture4 performing the courtship display
Posted by John Carr on 23-11-2019 01:02
#5
Aside from
Sepsis punctum, which is distinctive in having only one pair of postsutural dorsocentrals, species of
Sepsis are identified largely based on the shape of the underside of the male fore femur and the pattern of pruinosity on the pleura.
Posted by JarJar on 25-11-2019 00:09
#6
Dear John,
thanks for your reply!
Best regards,
Chris