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 Phytomia (Dolichomerus)
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| Sandy |
Posted on 30-12-2011 14:26
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Member Location: South-east Scotland Posts: 132 Joined: 27.07.07 |
Hi all. I've been going through the "Unidentified Syrphidae" section in Wikimedia Commons having fun trying to identify the photos. I found one photo of a rather stunning looking Syrphid from India. The license allows me to make a copy and post it here I think. Can anyone identify this beautiful fly? The nearest I get with my limited knowledge is Tropidia based on the projection on the hind femur. Edited by Sandy on 31-12-2011 06:38 |
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| Sandy |
Posted on 30-12-2011 14:30
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Member Location: South-east Scotland Posts: 132 Joined: 27.07.07 |
All right! I can't seem to upload the photo despite it meeting the requirements of name and size. Here's a link to the photo page instead. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beetle_01.JPG |
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| Lukasz Mielczarek |
Posted on 30-12-2011 16:23
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 Member Location: Poland, Krakow Posts: 498 Joined: 27.09.06 |
Looks like Phytomia crassa (Fabricius, 1787) See here http://syrphidae..../node/2805 Greetings, Lukasz |
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| Sandy |
Posted on 31-12-2011 06:37
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Member Location: South-east Scotland Posts: 132 Joined: 27.07.07 |
Dziekuje Lukasz! :-) That looks a pretty close match. I looked for an Eristalini sinuated R4+5 vein in the original without success. Menguals photos on Lifedesks show it really well and it's now more obvious on the other photo. I suppose it's safest to call it Phytomia sp. or Phytomia (Dolichomerus) sp. for now. Much obliged, Sandy |
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