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  • Toni Kasiske November 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM

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    Siehe https://www.rote-liste-zentrum.de/de/Detailseite…lasfl%C3%BCgler
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    populi sowohl andrenaeformis als auch Viburnum opulus sind heimisch.
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    Enrico war da schneller gerade, egal, Synanthedon andrenaeformis war auch meine erste Vermutung, deswegen auch die Frage nach dem Fundort. Thüringen ist zumindest bei den Belegen im Lepiforum verbrieft, die Körperanhangsbehaarung gelblich und keine…
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    Hallo Jonas, David,

    rein interessehalber, was würde gegen Synanthedon andrenaeformis sprechen?

    Viele Grüsse,

    Frank
  • populi November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM

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    Hallo David,

    ist eindeutig ein ,,Synanthedon andrenaeformis (Laspeyres, 1801)Schneeball-Glasflügler,,.

    Ganz deutlich ist der mittlere helle Bereich der Körperanhangsbehaarung zu sehen. Die Flugzeit passt auch perfekt.

    Siehe auch hier: Synanthedon…
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    Servus, zum Saisonabschluss nochmals Bestimmungshilfe erbeten.

    Funddaten: Bayern, südl. Lkr. Rosenheim, 700m NN, Ans Licht: dem jeweiligen Bild entnehmen

    danke - Gruß Sepp
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    Hallo Frank,



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    ich meinte eigentlich den Fundort, nicht unbedingt das Habitat. Oder hattest Du den angegeben und ich bin wieder mal blind? :winking_face:

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