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 Volucella pellucens? -> L. lucorum
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 19-12-2009 10:11
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Hello, this 9mm syrphid is from july from a mountain in Austria from about 1700m. It looks a bit like Volucella pellucens, but I am not sure, because the front and the scutum seem much too white. What is it? Thanks, Michael Michael Becker attached the following image:  [40.11Kb] Edited by Michael Becker on 20-12-2009 07:40 |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 19-12-2009 11:01
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
My guess would be Leucozona lucorum |
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 20-12-2009 07:04
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Thank you for your reply. I will safe the picture as Leucozona lucorum. These species was rather frequent there, but I don't always recognize it. Michael |
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| Gerard Pennards |
Posted on 20-12-2009 16:09
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 Member Location: Amersfoort Posts: 1914 Joined: 07.06.04 |
Yes, female Leucozona lucorum! greetings Greetings, Gerard Pennards |
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| Andre |
Posted on 20-12-2009 22:49
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 Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
I have a certain hunch... somehow I think it is not lucorum, but the twin-species inopinata... But it cannot be proven based on this picture.  |
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 21-12-2009 05:56
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
somehow I think it is not lucorum, but the twin-species inopinata... But it cannot be proven based on this picture. What is the difference between these two? Michael |
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| Andre |
Posted on 21-12-2009 18:06
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
inopinata: At least lateral edge of T4 with only black hairs, usually black hairs all over T4. lucorum: T4 with white hairs, if with black hairs, these mainly on the middle of T4, never the sides with all black hairs. |
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 21-12-2009 18:35
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Thank you for the explanation, Andre! Difficult to say. On the uncompressed photos it rather looks like Tergit 4 has white hairs all over. I think I will let it in the L-lucorum-file and write a short notice with a warning in it. Michael |
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| Andre |
Posted on 22-12-2009 11:11
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Member Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands Posts: 2111 Joined: 18.07.04 |
That's the best thing to do. Because hunches are usually wrong in my life (Murphy's law  ). |
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