Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Eristalinus male or female?
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| jeremyr |
Posted on 06-08-2012 00:13
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 Member Location: Tottenham Posts: 577 Joined: 18.05.12 |
is this Eristalinus a female? I've only found males so far, and the eyes here seem further apart, plus the dull black area on the abdomen is just a small spot
jeremyr attached the following image:  [41.89Kb] Edited by jeremyr on 06-08-2012 00:35 |
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| Gnats2meetu |
Posted on 06-08-2012 00:16
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 Member Location: York, U.K. Posts: 303 Joined: 06.07.09 |
Yep generally males are holoptic Bobby D Jorvík |
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| jeremyr |
Posted on 06-08-2012 00:33
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Member Location: Tottenham Posts: 577 Joined: 18.05.12 |
the eyes are separated in males of this genus |
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| andrewsi |
Posted on 06-08-2012 07:31
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Member Location: Pocklington UK Posts: 216 Joined: 15.08.09 |
It's a female. Check them out here... http://www.flickr.com/photos/63075200@N07/sets/72157629325879678/ Ian |
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| jeremyr |
Posted on 06-08-2012 08:15
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Member Location: Tottenham Posts: 577 Joined: 18.05.12 |
many thanks, these are the first pictures I've seen other than my own. A really delightful little fly that seems a bit neglected. Interesting pictures of aeneus as well, a female sepulchralis without thoracic stripes could be tricky |
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