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Mydea?
Josef Buecker
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Posted on 31-07-2008 11:58
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Hello Forum,

is this fly a Mydea corni? What else?

Hagen, NRW, Germany, near alder marshland, 175 msm, July 30th 2008

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Nikita Vikhrev
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Not Mydaea, but Phaonia. Of course, it isn't possible to find absence/presence of setae on radial node, but note jizz - Mydaea has more pure colors - scutellum really clear yellow, not as dirty/partly yellow as in this case.
Most probably Phaonia valida, female
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Josef Buecker
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Hello Nikita,

thank you very much for your help, especially for the practicable explanation of the difference.

Josef
 
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