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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 05-06-2009 22:39
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
I would very much appreciate some help with species-level identifications of this genus. Can you identify this and point out the distinguising characteristics that made, or might have made, identification possible. On Forget-me-not (Myosotis). Southern England, 26 April. Basil Crowley attached the following image:  [56.46Kb] |
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| conopid |
Posted on 05-06-2009 23:01
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Probably E interruptus - a view of the face would help to confirm this.
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 06-06-2009 12:11
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately the only other shot I have of this is of the tail end!  Can you say why you think it might be E. interruptus? |
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| caliprobola |
Posted on 06-06-2009 12:58
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 203 Joined: 24.05.07 |
wing without dark band and the stigma is small and quadrilateral (also check the black stripe over the face). in most literature you will find this species to be called Eristalis nemorum. |
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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 06-06-2009 13:08
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
Thanks to both of you for taking the trouble to answer my questions in such a useful way.  |
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| Andre |
Posted on 07-06-2009 19:45
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
The black stripe is quite small, otherwise you would see more of it from this angle. Another characteristic for E. nemorum = interrupta  |
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| Andre |
Posted on 07-06-2009 19:45
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
Eristalis (1) is the same species. |
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