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| Philonthus cognatus reach body lengths of 8-11 mm. Their elongated and partially hairy bodies are primarily black. The front section of their body has a greenish bronze shimmer. The rounded head is black with a dark green to bronze shimmer. The first segment of the antennae is yellowish in colour on the underside and black on the upper surface, while the following ten segments are entirely black. This is the most important identifying characteristic for this species. | | |
| | The European carpenter bee (Xylocopa violacea) | | ...family. It is found in Southern and Central Europe and is one of the largest wild bees in Germany. Xylocopa violacea are 20 to 28 mm in length. They are almost black in colour and have hairs which are dark grey. Their wings are dark brown with a shimmer of blue. The European carpenter bee inhabits warmer areas and prefers river valleys, forest edges and gardens.
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| | | Green long-legged fly | | ... world especially in Europe. The green long-legged fly reaches body lengths of 2-8 mm. The males are larger than the females. The bodies of the flies are brightly coloured and have a metallic sheen. Their large compound eyes have a red and greenish shimmer. | | |
| | Water scavenger beetles reach body lengths of 4-9 mm. Their bodies are oval-shaped, with a very flat underside. They have a slightly metallic sheen, are deep black in colour and shimmer slightly bronze when seen in light.
Adults have short, club-shaped antennae. Their mouthparts (maxillary palpi) are elongated, yellowish to reddish-brown in colour and hair-like (filiform) and may be mistaken for antennae. The maxillary palpi... | | |
| | ...er, at around 7mm. The males have the typical leaf beetle shape. Females have a very enlarged abdomen just before they lay their eggs. Both sexes have a metallic sheen and are usually predominantly green. However, depending on the light, they can shimmer gold green, blue, red, purple or violet. The eyes are at the front and sides of the head, which is clearly separated from the pronotum and the abdomen. The antennae are of an average length and are serrated. Gastrophysa viridula have sturdy legs w... | | |
| | ...r. This is done with the assistance of the legs and a comb-like apparatus - located at the end of the abdomen - which is pulled along the underside of the hind wings to make them smooth. The abdomen is black and clearly segmented. Its surface can shimmer bluish to purple and can also have a metallic shine. | | |
| | ... thin out over time and then 4 dark lines appear lengthwise. The males have thicker hair at the sides. At the edges of the scutellum are 6-8 long, black bristles. The abdomen is olive coloured with some light patches. The wings, span 12-16 mm, shimmer brownish, have black veins and overlap on the abdomen in resting position. The common cluster fly is cumbersome in flight. | | |
| | Adult specimens can reach body lengths of 5 to 9 mm. Including their long (and hairy) tail appendages total lengths of 8 to 17 mm are possible. Their long and slender bodies are yellowish-brown in colour sometimes with a green shimmer. The head is light coloured with a central marking in yellow, gray, brown and reddish-brown tones. Their two large compound eyes are brown in colour. Their mouth parts are atrophied because they mostly do not eat and live of fluid. The surface of t... | | |
| | ...there is a short, thick trunk. These insects have a short, thick proboscis. The forehead is yellow at the sides and bears a transparent cyst (the identifying characteristic for all Conopidae). The underside of the female’s face, has a whitish-yellow shimmer with a dark keel. Their compound eyes are large and striking and allow them to see well. The antennae are black with a brown 3rd segment, fan-shaped and stand on humplike black projections which have yellow edges, and (as well as the trunk) the ante... | | |
| | The rear section of the body (opisthosoma) in both sexes is usually a light green colour with a light green to green shimmer. It may, however, also be covered with white or yellow spots and fine white hair. While the females have plain green legs, the males’ are yellowish-brown. The Nigma walckenaeri can be distinguished from all other Dictynidae spider species by its gre... | | |
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