Thread subject: Diptera.info :: ID please - Villa hottentotta?

Posted by BartNap on 26-08-2026 13:27
#1

west Poland, backyard, 24.08.2026, thanks in advance!

Edited by BartNap on 26-08-2026 13:27

Posted by eklans on 26-08-2026 15:37
#2

Probably a female V. hottentotta - to be sure we need to see at least the tip of the abdomen showing the 2 yellow? tufts.

Posted by Zeegers on 26-08-2026 19:39
#3

Vertex seems pretty narrow for a female ?

Theo

Posted by eklans on 01-09-2026 17:21
#4

And pretty wide for a male?

(I puzzle over every Villa, if the view is not strictly dorsal)