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Rainieria calceata? - yes
Marion Friedrich
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Posted on 05-06-2024 20:30
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Hello,
in the end of May I found this fly on dead wood at a forest edge in Germany, Saxony. Is the fly a Rainieria calceata and is it a male or female specimen?
Thank you very much.
Greetings, Marion
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up!
Are there other similar coloured species?
 
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Hi Marion, I think Rainieria calceata is correct and I guess, it's a male.
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
Marion Friedrich
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Hi Eric, thank you very much for the confirmation of Rainieria calceata. Smile
Greetings, Marion
 
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