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 Late Syrphids (24.10.11)
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 25-10-2011 22:24
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14382 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! Yesterday afternoon at 12 °C and a strong wind there were only 4 Syrphidae species around here (northwest Germany) on meadows and forest borders. It was not surprising to find Eristalis tenax sunbathing on leafs and a single Episyrphus balteatus female (no photo) and some Sphaerophoria scripta males visiting composite flowers. But I had never seen a Myathropa florea so late in autumn. Does this species also tend to overwinter as adult in central Europe like its cousin E. tenax (10 years ago I only very sporadicly found that species in winter hideouts, now it is a regular flyer on warm winter days from November to February)? Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [53.55Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 25-10-2011 22:25
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14382 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Eristalis tenax male.
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [67.64Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 25-10-2011 22:25
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14382 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Sphaerophoria scripta male.
Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [29.49Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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