A short stop for coffee, near a dry bedding of a small stream between agricultural fields. The soil was very volcanic, not surprising as we were on the foothills of the Nemrut volcano. Walking on the stream bedding made a very hollow sound, as if below the bedding there was just a void... |
Dry stream bed |
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| Therevidae |
| Nederlands | : | Viltvliegen |
| English | : | stiletto flies |
| Deutsch | : | Luchsfliegen, Stilettfliegen |
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| Ichneumonidae |
| Nederlands | : | Gewone sluipwespen |
| Deutsch | : | Schlupfwespen |
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| Chrysotoxum cf. festivum |
| Authority | : | Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Nederlands | : | Stipfopwesp |
| Norsk | : | engvepseblomsterflue |
| Svenska | : | ängsgetingfluga |
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Although this hoverfly looks much like C. festivum, the jizz is different. Experts expect that careful study of the genus will reveal many yet undiscovered species - and this may well be one of them! |