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 Conops ceriaeformis, female?
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| Volker |
Posted on 10-08-2025 16:04
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Member Location: Bexbach/Germany Posts: 386 Joined: 15.05.08 |
Germany, Saarland, Bexbach, Garden on Mentha, Absolute Altitude 250 m, 10.08.2025 Based on the pictures on this page, it should be this species. https://www.bioimages.org.uk/html/Conops_ceriaeformis.htm Volker attached the following image:  [287.79Kb]  |
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| Volker |
Posted on 10-08-2025 16:05
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Member Location: Bexbach/Germany Posts: 386 Joined: 15.05.08 |
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| jck |
Posted on 12-08-2025 23:02
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Member Location: Posts: 1124 Joined: 21.08.12 |
In the Conopidae key which I use, you only get to C. ceriaeformis if the frons is black. Your fly is at least partly yellow on the head, which might key to Conops strigatus. As I don't know either species, I would advise waiting on an expert opinion. James |
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| Volker |
Posted on 13-08-2025 15:05
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Member Location: Bexbach/Germany Posts: 386 Joined: 15.05.08 |
Hello James, You are probably right about Conops strigatus. Conops ceriaeformis has a black forehead, but Conops strigatus has a lighter, more brownish forehead. See also here https://determineren.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/matrixkey/index.php?epi=31 Greetings, Volker |
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