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eguzki
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Posted on 13-10-2006 15:55
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This is a Sphaerophoria sp or not? Can anybody confirm my opinion?
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I'm fairly sure this is just a strange colour variety of Sphaerophoria scripta
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Tony Irwin wrote:
I'm fairly sure this is just a strange colour variety of Sphaerophoria scripta


Thank you Tony!

I have got another picture shows either the same or very similar sp. According to me it is also an Sphaerophoria scripta. What do you think about it?
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The first image shows a male, the second image shows a female. The male is rather typical for Hungary.
 
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Tony Irwin wrote:
I'm fairly sure this is just a strange colour variety of Sphaerophoria scripta

This colour variety does seem quite common in my small area of South East England. Would that be unusual for Britain.

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I'm not sure. Certainly all the ones I see here in Norfolk are fairly typical - the orange of the abdomen in the picture above is normally dark brown (black)
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