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 Australian Syrphini
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 13-10-2007 16:42
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Taken by my Mum, September 2007, inland Australia. My first thought was Eupeodes, but based on Paul and Gerard's comments in this thread http://www.tiny.c... I assume isn't. Any ideas? Susan R Walter attached the following image:  [147.95Kb] Edited by Susan R Walter on 13-10-2007 16:51 Susan |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 13-10-2007 16:47
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
A different specimen but I think the same species.
Susan R Walter attached the following image:  [192.15Kb] Susan |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 14-10-2007 17:52
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Well, my knowledge of Australian Syrphids isn't really that big, but this seems to be a male of Melangyna viridiceps.  Greetings, Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 14-10-2007 20:23
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Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
I am impressed! I've had a trawl around the web and there appears to be a few reliably identified images of this species and it certainly looks like you are right. I am interested that it is always mentioned in tandem with Simosyrphus grandicornis, which appears to be very similar, and I am guessing the two are often misidentified for one another, but I think the scutellum patterns are different. The size and shape of the yellow spots on the abdomen appear to be very variable in both species.
Susan |
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