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Mid December Tephritidae --> Dioxyna bidentis
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Juergen Peters |
Posted on 14-12-2008 20:30
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13698 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! This 4 mm Tephritis sp. (?) was sunbathing at 5 °C at a tree this afternoon (northwest Germany). Is it possible to tell the species? Thanks in advance! Juergen Peters attached the following image: [51.98Kb] Edited by Juergen Peters on 15-12-2008 19:32 Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
Juergen Peters |
Posted on 14-12-2008 20:30
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13698 Joined: 11.09.04 |
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Juergen Peters attached the following image: [52.95Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
Juergen Peters |
Posted on 14-12-2008 20:31
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13698 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Pic #3
Juergen Peters attached the following image: [53.58Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
Ben Hamers |
Posted on 15-12-2008 19:05
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 735 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Dioxyna bidentis |
Juergen Peters |
Posted on 15-12-2008 19:31
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 13698 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Ben! Ben Hamers wrote: Dioxyna bidentis Oh, thanks! That surprises me... I remember that species considerably smaller, only about 2.5 mm. It is numerous here in late summer on a different location on Tanacetum vulgare: http://insektenfo...ht=Dioxyna Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
Ben Hamers |
Posted on 15-12-2008 22:50
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 735 Joined: 16.12.04 |
Hi Jürgen, According to Merz (1994) the lenght of the wings in D. bidentis varies between 2.8 and 3.6 mm. Ben |
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