Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Gymnosoma

Posted by gardensafarinl on 27-07-2006 22:01
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My dear wife made a beautiful picture of a Gymnosoma species today. It shows lots of details, such as red rings round the antennae and stripes between the eyes. Is this sufficient to determine the exact species?
Photographed today in the garden in central Holland on light sandy soil. Animal was feeding on Goldenrod (Solidago), a wonderful plant for all kinds of flies and wasps.

Thanks a lot in advance,
Hans

www.gardensafari.net/temp/gymnosoma_sp_06dsc_1524_schoon.jpg