Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Meliscaeva auricollis ?
Posted by evdb on 02-09-2016 08:03
#1
Hi,
Center of France (Loiret), 19th june 2016
I doubt
Edited by evdb on 02-09-2016 08:07
Posted by evdb on 05-09-2016 09:38
#2
Has anybody already seen such different colors on a Meliscaeva auricollis ?
Posted by Sundew on 12-09-2016 12:41
#3
There seems to be a tendency for the lowermost yellow spots to be darker (cp.
https://www.flick...925404470/,
https://www.flick...6975553098). The spring generation is said to be darker bodied than the summer generation, so your late one "remembers" the dark colours only at the abdomen tip :D
Edited by Sundew on 12-09-2016 12:42
Posted by evdb on 12-09-2016 14:56
#4
Thanks Sundew, Christoophe told me the same a few days ago.
I had not noticed before !
