Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pipiza sp. => Pipiza noctiluca
Posted by Gansucha on 25-05-2022 21:02
#1
Ukraine, Rivne region, on May 15.
Is it possible to determine the species of this male?
Edited by Gansucha on 27-05-2022 15:37
Posted by eklans on 26-05-2022 17:07
#2
Hi Victor, I think it's a male Pipiza noctiluca.
Posted by Gansucha on 27-05-2022 15:36
#3
Thank you, Eric !!!
I do not know what to look for to distinguish them.
Posted by eklans on 28-05-2022 09:10
#4
Hi Victor, P. noctiluca is descriped in Netherlandic in the
Fotogids Zweefvliegen (André Schulten):
- face all black hairs
- abdomen black or with 2 yellow patches on tergite 2
- hind femur thickened
- first segment of fore tarsus pale, the others dark
- male wings transparent - female's with a slightly dark patch
Posted by Gansucha on 28-05-2022 11:03
#5
Thank you very much Eric!