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Bibio hortulanus
Marion Friedrich
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Posted on 22-05-2025 08:35
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 Hi,
yesterday, I found this Bibio sp. in Saxony in Germany. Is it a Bibio hortulanus?

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 Hi Marion, female Bibio hortulanus is correct. It's pleura are black while the similar B. anglicus has red pleura.
based on BIBIONIDAE DE LA FAUNE BELGE - Jan Verbeke (Bruxelles)
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
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 Hi Eric,
thank you for confirmation of Bibio hortulanus and the literature reference.
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 And the wing tip is white in hortulanus, not so in anglicus.

Anglicus flies in april, hortulanus in may with hardly any overlap.

Theo
 
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 Thank you for additional information about B. hortulatus, Theo.
Greetings,
Marion
 
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