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Acrosathe annulata on Saxifraga paniculata

Photo: Acrosathe annulata. Length 9.5mm. Male. Sucking nectar on a flower of a saxifrage (Saxifraga paniculata). View from diagonally behind.
Description: Acrosathe annulata. Length 9.5mm. Male. Sucking nectar on a flower of a saxifrage (Saxifraga paniculata). View from diagonally behind.
L Habitat: Soil of fine rocky debris with few grasses and flowers (e.g., counter-leaved saxifrage) and lichens. Altitude: about 2580m a.s.l.
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Fly
Lat.: Acrosathe annulata
Family: Therevidae
Flower
Lat.: Saxifraga paniculata
Family: Saxigragaceae
Genus: Saxifraga
Genus: Acrosathe
Location: Valais, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 8.2021
Photographer: Daniela Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: C203483