Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Fly in bell flower => Phthiria minuta (Female)
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| Volker |
Posted on 05-06-2022 20:48
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Member Location: Bexbach/Germany Posts: 394 Joined: 15.05.08 |
Hi, This little fly was sitting in a bell flower. It was about the size of a mosquito. Which species is it? Greetings, Volker Volker attached the following image:  [165.05Kb] Edited by Volker on 06-06-2022 09:04  |
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| eklans |
Posted on 05-06-2022 21:11
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4277 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hi Volker, it's a female Phthiria minuta, Bombyliidae.
Greetings, Eric |
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| Volker |
Posted on 06-06-2022 09:03
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Member Location: Bexbach/Germany Posts: 394 Joined: 15.05.08 |
Hi eric, thanks for the determination. This woolly hawk moth seems to be not so common or it is overlooked Greetings, Volker |
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| eklans |
Posted on 06-06-2022 09:49
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4277 Joined: 11.11.18 |
That's true, Volker, and I had a hard time to identify my first one in 2019. But since than I find it every year and they love pink blossoms 
Greetings, Eric |
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| Volker |
Posted on 06-06-2022 10:11
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Member Location: Bexbach/Germany Posts: 394 Joined: 15.05.08 |
Hi eric, good to know, thanks for the info. I'll keep my eyes open, maybe I'll find another male? Greetings, Volker |
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