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Raphidiidae (female) - ID? --> Puncha ratzeburgi
kuv
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Posted on 12-03-2023 17:39
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Northern Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Pinneberg-Waldenau near Hamburg, between a housing estate and an edge of the mixed forest Klövensteen, nearby a little pond for fishing, at the metallic railing of a little bridge (beneath birchtrees, pinetrees and oaks); 13th of June 2019; photos: kuv.
Please help to get the ID.
Greetings Kuv
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2nd picture:
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eklans
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Hi kuv, and here's the female Puncha ratzeburgi, I think.
The cells above pterostigma are not clearly visible, so I can't be sure unfortunately.

https://www.natur...C_ID=63169

https://galerie-i...ratzeburgi
Greetings, Eric
 
kuv
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Woooow, thank you very much EricTumbsUp.
This snakefly is from the same place, where I found the larva about three month before (s. https://diptera.i..._id=109093.
Greetings Kuv
Edited by kuv on 12-03-2023 20:56
 
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Hi Eric,
here I show a Raphidiidae specimen from the same place from 1st of Juli 2022, where you can see the wing venation a little bit better (I hope ...).
Greetings Kuv
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Enlargement of the wing:
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eklans
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Hi kuv, the English Wikipedia shows Puncha's veination including aberrations (by Naturalis Biodiversity Center):
https://en.wikipe...ratzeburgi

To the best of my knowledge it is a female of Puncha ratzeburgi.
Greetings, Eric
 
kuv
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Thank you very much Eric for your friendly factual answer.
Best regards Kuv
 
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