Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Criorhina ranunculi ?
Posted by Michael V on 27-06-2020 16:02
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Found: Germany, Saxonia, Leipzig, 27.June 2020
Hallo,
is this Criorhina ranunculi?
Thanks for help
Best regards
Michael
Posted by Michael V on 27-06-2020 16:02
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Posted by Michael V on 27-06-2020 16:03
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Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-06-2020 16:56
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Hello Michael,
Criorhina ranunculi is an early spring species (March/April). This is
Merodon equestris.
Posted by Michael V on 27-06-2020 17:23
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Juergen Peters wrote:
Hello Michael,
Criorhina ranunculi is an early spring species (March/April). This is Merodon equestris.
Thank you,
i know Merodon equestris, but i had never seen so black.
Best regards
Michael
Posted by Juergen Peters on 27-06-2020 20:04
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Hello Michael,
Michael V wrote:
i know Merodon equestris, but i had never seen so black.
it is very variable, and one can see the "Eristalini wave" in wing venation, so most other furry Syrphidae (
Volucella bombylans for example) can be ruled out.