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Mysterious fly --> Xylota sp.
Konrad Seipelt
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Posted on 22-10-2013 08:53
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Hello,

is an ID possible? In June and July 2013 I found several specimen.
Location: Germany, east of Nordrhein-Westfalen, on edge of a deciduous forest, 250 msm, size about 7 mm, photos on 08.06.2013.

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Chalcosyrphus nemorum?
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Hello Paul,

thank you very much for the determination.

Best regards, Konrad
 
Gerard Pennards
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Nope, not Chalcosyrphus nemorum. Abdomen is to long and slender, and femora 3 is not thick enough. This is a male Xylota sp.
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Hello Gerard,

thank you very much for the corrected determination. I will correct my archives also.

Best regards, Konrad
 
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