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| Sundew |
Posted on 15-02-2008 22:56
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3931 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Ivy (Hedera helix) flowers attract several syrphids, many Syrphus representatives among them. I remember that colouration of the hind femora is important for species discrimination, but I am not sure if these are dark enough for S. vitripennis. So please help me to learn more about the genus. Thanks, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [174.03Kb] |
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| Andre |
Posted on 16-02-2008 12:35
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
I think it's torvus (eyes hairy on pic 3?). |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 16-02-2008 22:50
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3931 Joined: 28.07.07 |
I have lots of Syrphus pics, but only some of them seem to show very short hairs on the eyes. The two upper are magnifications of the pics given above, the two lower are from another individual. This feature makes my camera meet its limits... Regards, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [194.98Kb] |
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| amalia_raluca |
Posted on 17-02-2008 16:37
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 590 Joined: 22.03.07 |
I agree with torvus. Amalia |
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| Andre |
Posted on 17-02-2008 20:39
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Best time to find torvus, to my opinion, is early spring, when this species is quite abundant, but the other two less abundant. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 17-02-2008 21:41
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3931 Joined: 28.07.07 |
The pics are from 1st October! Sundew |
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| Andre |
Posted on 18-02-2008 16:36
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
I didn't mean to say that torvus cannot be found by the 1st of october  But early spring is soon!  |
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