Description: English: John Curtis British Entomology (1824-1840) Folio 70 Diptera: Microdon apiformis = Microdon mutabilis (Bee-like Hover-fly). Since 2002, and with the black scutellum, it is impossible to say if it's Microdon mutabilis or the new species Microdon myrmicae. The plant is Lamium purpureum (Red Archangel). Date: 1836. Source: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org. Author: John Curtis.
Description: Deutsch: Larve von Microdon rhenanus n. sp., von oben gesehen. Vegr. 12fach (gültiges Synonym = Microdon mutabilis) Français : Larve de Microdon rhenanus - vue dorsale (Synonyme valide = Microdon mutabilis). Date: 1912. Source: Maria Andries, Zur Systematik, Biologie, und Entwicklung von Microdon Meigen, Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie, Wilhelm Engelmann, vol 103, 1912, pages 300-361 See book page. Author: Maria Andries.
Description: English: Microdon apiformis, valid synonym : Microdon mutabilis (Bee-like Hover-fly). Since 2002, and with the black scutellum, it is impossible to say if it's Microdon mutabilis or the new species Microdon myrmicae. Date: 1836. Source: British Entomology (1824-1840) Folio 70 Diptera File:Britishentomologyvolume8Plate70.jpg. Author: John Curtis (1791-1862).
Description: Français : Caractéristiques morphologiques discriminantes de Microdon mutabilis : Pterostigma de 2 à 2,5 fois plus long que la marge alaire située entre les fins des nervations R1 et R2+3. Scutellum roux. Il peut également être noir. Auquel cas, il est impossible de distinguer Microdon mutabilis de Microdon myrmicae au stade adulte. English: Discriminant Microdon mutabilis morphological characteristics : Pterostigma short: 2-2.5 times as long as the length of the wing margin between ends of R1 and R2+3 Scutellum red or darkened. If it's dark, specimen is indistinguishable from Microdon myrmicae. Date: 7 June 2019. Source: Own work with File:Microdon mutabilis - NBIC 19646132.jpg. Author: Abalg and Gunnar Engan (NBIC).
Gunnar Engan - Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (NBIC)
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Description: English: Microdon mutabilis (Linnaeus, 1758), female, preserved specimen from Norway (Akershus, Vestby) catch on 3 june 2018 on Myrkant med pors, takrør, bukkeblad by Gunnar Engan. NBIC Catalogue number : 19646132 (see associated references). Date: 2018. Source: artsobservasjoner.no, GBIF. Author: Gunnar Engan - Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (NBIC).