Posted by Renate on 06-06-2009 15:56
#1
Hi,
found these two flies sitting on thistles in a dry area near a lake.
After searching the gallery I guess they could be
Urophora stylata male and female?
Would be glad of help/confirmation.
Hamburg, Germany, 06.06.2009
Thanks!
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 06-06-2009 19:41
#3
Wonderful pix. The second is a female of
U. stylata. The first fly, the male, looks to be rather similar to
U. affinis and could be that species, unless local population of
T. stylata includes some percentage of such a phene fith separated apical and subapical crossbands (so far I have not oberved such
stylata!). Unfortunately, males are poorly recognizeable.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 06-06-2009 19:43