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Beautiful Ferdinandea in garden
Juergen Peters
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Posted on 29-08-2008 22:05
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Hello!

Is this Ferdinandea cuprea, or should I leave a 'cf.' in the name? It visited a banana bait at a tree in our garden this afternoon (northwest Germany). Length about 10-12 mm.


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Jürgen

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Stephane Lebrun
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Posted on 29-08-2008 22:17
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Yes it is Ferdinandea cuprea, a beautiful syrphid indeed ! Smile
I can also see a Muscina and some Drosophila in the other pictures.
Stephane.
 
Juergen Peters
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Posted on 29-08-2008 22:52
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Hello, Stephane!

Stephane Lebrun wrote:
Yes it is Ferdinandea cuprea


Many thanks for confirmation!

I can also see a Muscina and some Drosophila in the other pictures.


Yes, there a many, many flies at the rotting bananas at the moment. Most frequent (except from the myriads of Drosophila): Phaonia pallida, valida, subventa, Polietes, Calliphora, Lucilia, Suillia, Neuroctena, Episyrphus etc.
And at night many Noctuids Cool:
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Jürgen

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