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| Joerg Schneider |
Posted on 15-06-2024 08:47
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Member Location: Posts: 808 Joined: 08.04.21 |
More possible than genus? 13 June 2024, Berlin-Friedirchshain, Cemetery. About 8mm or bigger. She wass hovering above sandy ground, actually touching it an leaving a tiny pit. Does Villa load sand, was ist that? Thank you for your expertise, Jörg
Joerg Schneider attached the following image:  [298.91Kb] Edited by Joerg Schneider on 16-06-2024 06:42 |
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| eklans |
Posted on 15-06-2024 18:07
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4487 Joined: 11.11.18 |
I think it's a female Villa hottentotta - probably laying eggs near it's host Agrotis exclamationis. Bergsten, J., L.G.R. Nilsson & R. Bukontaite 2015. Åkerjordfly, Agrotis exclamationis, identifierad som värdart för svävflugan Villa hottentotta med hjälp av dna streckkodning (Diptera: Bombyliidae). – Entomologisk Tidskrift 136: 121-130. Greetings, Eric |
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| Joerg Schneider |
Posted on 16-06-2024 06:42
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Member Location: Posts: 808 Joined: 08.04.21 |
Thank you Eric, also for the explanation! |
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