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| HTK |
Posted on 21-07-2013 19:15
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Member Location: Mechernich-Satzvey (near Cologne), Germany Posts: 226 Joined: 16.05.13 |
Flies photographed yesterday resting on an old wicker chair in our garden. Location: 50 km west of Cologne. Could you help me identify the species?
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| HTK |
Posted on 21-07-2013 19:18
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Member Location: Mechernich-Satzvey (near Cologne), Germany Posts: 226 Joined: 16.05.13 |
Another photo:
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 21-07-2013 19:33
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
Sorry, it is a bee, not a diptera
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| HTK |
Posted on 21-07-2013 20:36
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Member Location: Mechernich-Satzvey (near Cologne), Germany Posts: 226 Joined: 16.05.13 |
Hi Ruud, it's nice to hear from you, and thank you very much for your helpful comment. So you caught me on the wrong track here.  I should have noticed, for example, the second wing pair, but the behaviour of this bee was so much like that of a syrphid that I didn't have any doubts and didn't look close enough. Anyway, it explains that I couldn't find the species in any of the keys although I tried hard. Best wishes, Hans Theo Edited by HTK on 22-07-2013 08:12 |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 21-07-2013 21:34
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
you're welcome, Hans Theo
ruud van der weele rvanderweele@gmail.com |
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| HTK |
Posted on 21-07-2013 22:46
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Member Location: Mechernich-Satzvey (near Cologne), Germany Posts: 226 Joined: 16.05.13 |
“By seeking and blundering we learn.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe As I assume that Paul will move the threat to the Other insects section: Does anyone know what bee species? Osmia spec.? Edited by HTK on 22-07-2013 08:25 |
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| Marc T |
Posted on 22-07-2013 08:28
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 Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 248 Joined: 30.08.11 |
Hi Hans Theo, it's a Megachile sp., female. But I can't tell you which species and I don't know, if ID is possible via pic. If you want, try at http://forum.hymis.de Best regards, Marc |
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| HTK |
Posted on 22-07-2013 09:00
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Member Location: Mechernich-Satzvey (near Cologne), Germany Posts: 226 Joined: 16.05.13 |
Hi Marc, thank you very much for your help and for narrowing the field. I'll have a closer look at the Megachile section in Bellmann's guide first. Trying the hymis forum is a good idea. Best regards, Hans Theo |
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