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Microdon from Bavaria (3 pics)
Rupert Huber
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 Hi all!

Any chance to name this Microdon precisely?

Approx. 8 mm.

25.5.2023, Germany, Upper Bavaria, forest north of Traunstein, ~600 m a.s.l., coordinates 47.88708, 12.63492
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 Hi Rupert,

I would call this Microdon analis/major. If you have seen the host ants or pupaea we can try to narrow it down to one of those two.

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 Hi Jonne!

Thanks for the answer! During the short meeting, there was no interaction of the fly with ants,
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