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 Meliscaeva auricollis ?
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| evdb |
Posted on 02-09-2016 08:03
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 Member Location: France (Loiret) Posts: 1357 Joined: 05.12.11 |
Hi, Center of France (Loiret), 19th june 2016 I doubt  
Edited by evdb on 02-09-2016 08:07 Eugene |
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| evdb |
Posted on 05-09-2016 09:38
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Member Location: France (Loiret) Posts: 1357 Joined: 05.12.11 |
Has anybody already seen such different colors on a Meliscaeva auricollis ?
evdb attached the following image:  [68.88Kb] Eugene |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 12-09-2016 12:41
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
There seems to be a tendency for the lowermost yellow spots to be darker (cp. https://www.flick...925404470/, https://www.flick...6975553098). The spring generation is said to be darker bodied than the summer generation, so your late one "remembers" the dark colours only at the abdomen tip 
Edited by Sundew on 12-09-2016 12:42 |
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| evdb |
Posted on 12-09-2016 14:56
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Member Location: France (Loiret) Posts: 1357 Joined: 05.12.11 |
Thanks Sundew, Christoophe told me the same a few days ago. I had not noticed before ! Eugene |
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