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 Oestridae? (23.04.22) --> Mallota fuciformis (Syrphidae)
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 23-04-2022 20:43
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14411 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, when I first saw this furry fly today at a forest path (northwest Germany), I thought it was a bumblebee, more precisely Bombus pratorum. But only the males of this species are so furry, and they aren't there, yet. On closer looking I saw, it was a large fly, but none of the bumblebee mimicking Syrphidae. I think, this must be an Oestrid, possibly Cephenemyia stimulator. Fittingly I also saw some roe deers at the same time and place in the forest... Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [104.02Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 24-04-2022 18:17 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 23-04-2022 20:43
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14411 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Pic #2
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [76.88Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 24-04-2022 07:38
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Juergen , vey nice indeed, but it is a Syrphid: Mallota fuciformis. Excellent find ! ( Cephenemyia are strictly summer species) Theo |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 24-04-2022 18:17
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14411 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello Theo, thank you! Now it makes sense, that the fly moved into the gap in the tree. Maybe there was a sap flow. I already wondered about this, but did not find an explanation. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 24-04-2022 19:23
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
You actually observed that ? Great ! The larvae live in rotholes (not sap flows) Greetings Theo |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 24-04-2022 23:13
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14411 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Zeegers wrote: You actually observed that ? Not really. The hole was too dark to see anything from the distance. When I climbed the slope to get to it, the fly came flown out of it and was gone... Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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