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 Bombyliidae? --> Anthrax anthrax (teneral)
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| ukursawe |
Posted on 20-05-2024 19:58
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Member Location: Posts: 149 Joined: 28.06.21 |
Hi, again, today I observed a larger Bombyliidae that took an interest in one of our insect shelters. I am not really sure what species that could be, my best guess would be Villa sp.. Unfortunately, the light wasn't that good anymore, so the image is not very good. Is it still possible, to narrow down the determination? Germany, Southern Bavaria, Garden in Munich (-West), Insect shelter, 20.05.2024, app. 13 mm Greetings, Uli ukursawe attached the following image:  [289.17Kb] Edited by ukursawe on 21-05-2024 08:22 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 20-05-2024 21:00
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10467 Joined: 22.10.10 |
The wing pattern is atypical for Villa and closer to Anthrax. |
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| ukursawe |
Posted on 20-05-2024 21:24
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Member Location: Posts: 149 Joined: 28.06.21 |
Hi John, thanks for the correction. You are certainly right, I just found pictures of freshly hatched Anthrax anthrax which look a lot like that one. A. anthrax is obviously parasitizing mason bees, like Osmia sp.. These use the insect shelter frequently and numerously, so it might well be a recently hatched specimen. It was sitting at the side of the shelter for a long time, before it finally took off. Greetings, Uli |
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| eklans |
Posted on 21-05-2024 08:20
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4109 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hi Uli, fresh (teneral) Anthrax anthrax is correct.
Greetings, EricK |
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| ukursawe |
Posted on 21-05-2024 08:21
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Member Location: Posts: 149 Joined: 28.06.21 |
Hi Eric, thank you for the confirmation. That was quite interesting. Greetings, Uli |
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