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Hi,
When taking photographs for my lecture on pollination biology in our small botanical garden, the Spaeth Arboretum in Berlin-Baumschulenweg, I came across an insect that seemed to be a Lomatia species of Bombyliidae. Though in the internet there are many nice German insect galleries that show lots of common Diptera I was unable to detect a picture of a member of this genus taken in my country. So I wonder if it has been overlooked, or is it really a rare finding? Is it a South European taxon that migrates north through global warming?
I am afraid the photographs are no brilliant quality, as I have a small tourist camera only. The upper one was taken in twilight on July 9, the animal resting on a marigold stalk (Calendula, Asteraceae). The lower one is from July 17, Lomatia feeding on milfoil (Achillea, Asteraceae).
I do not expect to become supplied with a species name but would be glad to get a confirmation of the genus and some information about distribution and rarity of Lomatia.
Thanks in advance by a newcomer in this forum,
Sundew