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Question about Germaria ruficeps.
amaira
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Posted on 12-08-2019 14:42
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Year after year I have Germaria ruficeps in my garden in august, feeding om Pastinaca sativa. It´s rather common.
But Tschorsnigs key sais it´s rare. A search on this site gives one match (besides my own), and The Swedish Species Observation System (Artportalen) has zero reports (besidees my own).
Is it really rare?
It´s a rather big fly so it shouldn´t be overlooked, I think?

Sweden near Stockholm.
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Dear Amaira

Yes, it is Germaria and yes, Germaria is pretty rare indeed.
It is definitely not easily overlooked !
Nice garden you have !

* if you could, please collect 2 males. Joachim Ziegler (Berlin) is reviewing this genus
* hosts are Sesiidae. So start thinking about Sesiidae present in your garden


Greetings


Theo
 
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Thankyou very much Theo!

Sesiidae, interesting, I didn´t know. You don´t see them easily, but I have seen Pennisetia hylaeiformis here some times.

I have one male and two female G. ruficeps pinned myself, and I will certinly try to find two more males. I send you a mail when (if) I get them, sooner or later.
Last I saw some of them was 3 days ago.

Greetings/ Anne-Marie
 
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Excellent. Pennisetia is rare and difficult to find in Central Europe. Would make an interesting host !

Theo
 
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