Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Atylotus sp.? --> Atylotus rusticus male

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 24-01-2020 18:50
#1

These photos are very poor, I'm sorry, but maybe identification is possible anyway?
07.07.2017, dry, sandy meadow in eastern Lower Saxony, Germany.

Edited by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 25-01-2020 16:16

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 24-01-2020 18:50
#2

2nd photo

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 24-01-2020 18:51
#3

3rd photo

Posted by Zeegers on 25-01-2020 08:41
#4

It is the male of rusticus. Note the very different abdominal pattern.


Theo

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 25-01-2020 11:37
#5

Thank your again!
Yes, the very different abdominal pattern raised some doubts. So this species seems to be quite widespread here.