Pelecorhynchus fusconiger – a dull variable species, with shiny black abdomen (laterally pale haired) and wings suffused with lighter yellowish colour (lacking yellowish colour in subsp. alpinensis). The scutum brownish, the dorso-central lines dull. Scutum lateral hairing and thorax side tufts are generally dull pale except in subsp. rufibasis with an orange-red tuft near wing insertions. The antennae and legs are typically dark reddish, being entirely black in subsp. alpinensis. Bodylength 16-18mm.
Female
Late January 2022
Redpa
Image by Janine Cranney, used with permission.
