Posted by rafael_carbonell on 29-11-2025 20:09
#1
Here is the link to a wikipedia photo of a couple of Bibio cf. pomonae:
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitxer:Bibio_cf_pomonae_fg01.JPG
Looking at wing venation, the male has r-m vein a bit longer than Rs ("anglicus type")
Looking at wing venation, the female has r-m shorter than R1 ("hortulanus type")
So is this perhaps an interspecific coupling?
Edited by rafael_carbonell on 29-11-2025 20:12
Posted by rafael_carbonell on 29-11-2025 21:14
#3
Great
It would be nice somebody correcting the wikipedia entry.
It would be good if someone could correct the Wikipedia entry.
On the other hand, I suppose that this type of coupling (which I had never observed in diptera) does not produce fertile offspring.
Thanks for the comment
Posted by weia on 29-11-2025 22:16
#4
I've added a comment to the picture. Hopefully the maker of the picture improves the info.