Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Rhingia campestris
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| crex |
Posted on 30-05-2006 21:03
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Last one for today ... Unknown diptera from midwest Sweden in may 2006. Sorry to bother you, but is it possible to determine this species? Edit: Changed subject (Unknown diptera). crex attached the following image:  [86.26Kb] Edited by crex on 13-09-2007 22:21 |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 30-05-2006 21:35
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2161 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Crex, I would say Rhingia campestris (Syrphidae), but I know that there are other species of the genus Rhingia which I don't know at all. So let's wait for the experts. Jan Willem |
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| crex |
Posted on 06-06-2006 21:48
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Thank you for the suggestion, Jan. |
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| crex |
Posted on 13-09-2007 21:56
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Any confirmation on this blurry photo from the Syrphidae experts? In Sweden we have R. campestris, R. rostrata and R. borealis ... |
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| Iolaire |
Posted on 13-09-2007 22:14
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 Member Location: Langedijk, Netherlands Posts: 192 Joined: 17.08.07 |
Hi Crex, It's most certainly not R. borealis for is hasn't got a short snout slightly pointed downwards. The main differences between R.campestris and R.rostrata are the slightly longer snout of campestris and the lighter (more red) legs of rostrata. The Rhingia in your picture has a long snout (slightly longer than the eye) and it's legs aren't red with only the upper part of the legs black(ish). This one has almost stripy legs. All this is, in my view, consistent with R.campestris. Ps. there are, of course, more differences but you can't see them all in your pic. Best regards, Iolaire |
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| Andrew Whittington |
Posted on 13-09-2007 22:16
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 Member Location: Snowdonia Posts: 111 Joined: 30.01.07 |
I would definitely go for R. campestris because of the lateral black line on the abdomen, which is lacking in R. rostrata. That said ... I am not familiar with R. borealis.
-----o0o----- Andrew E. Whittington https://flyevidence.co.uk/ |
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| crex |
Posted on 13-09-2007 22:17
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
I have searched the net and see that R. rostrata is very rare in Sweden and that it hasn't this dark legs. R. borealis seems to have a much darker abdomen and is darker overall. |
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| crex |
Posted on 13-09-2007 22:20
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Ohh, there was two answers already  Thank you very much Jan, Iolaire and Andrew! |
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