Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Possible Syrphidae (2) (?)
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| Calilasseia |
Posted on 24-08-2012 23:49
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 Member Location: Near Liverpool, UK Posts: 90 Joined: 20.09.11 |
Another of the "oddball" Diptera I spotted during my recent photography session (I alighted upon several on the day in question), and this one really has me baffled. It looks as if it should be a mimetic Syrphid of some sort, but I can't find anything remotely resembling it in any of the relevant databases I've searched. Again, UK fauna. Data for the specimen as follows: Location: OS Grid Reference SJ496853 Date: 23/08/2012 12:31 BST Habitat: Scrub grassland, featuring abundant Bramble & Nettle growth, with an adjacent playing field. Trees in the vicinity include Oak, Rowan, Sycamore (the latter mature). Conditions: Warm, humid, intermittently sunny. Photo now follows. Calilasseia attached the following image:  [39.6Kb] Edited by Calilasseia on 24-08-2012 23:52 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 25-08-2012 02:22
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5269 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Conopidae I think. |
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| andrewsi |
Posted on 25-08-2012 06:36
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Member Location: Pocklington UK Posts: 216 Joined: 15.08.09 |
Conops quadrifasciatus, with frons dark and legs orangey. |
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| Calilasseia |
Posted on 25-08-2012 19:15
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Member Location: Near Liverpool, UK Posts: 90 Joined: 20.09.11 |
andrewsi wrote: Conops quadrifasciatus, with frons dark and legs orangey. Thanks!!! I'll update the files accordingly. Nice to alight upon something distinctive enough to be identified to species level without needing dissection! |
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| Calilasseia |
Posted on 25-08-2012 19:18
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Member Location: Near Liverpool, UK Posts: 90 Joined: 20.09.11 |
Question ... is this photo good enough for the Gallery? |
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