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 Small Syrphid from our garden
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 05-03-2007 20:06
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14401 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello! This 10 mm long animal was the first Syrphid other than Episyrphus balteatus and Eristalis tenax (which are around since mid february) I have found this year (today in our house garden, Ostwestfalen/Germany). Unfortunately the orange markings are not visible very well. Can it nevertheless be determined? I thought of a Melangyna (cf. lasiopthalma?) male. Thanks for any hints!   
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 05-03-2007 20:59
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Hello, difficult to say, because difficult to see, but it could also be Episyrphus (Meliscaeva) auricollis. The spots on tergite 2 seem slightly oblique and the hinds legs don't seem entirely black. If I'm not wrong, it would be the var. maculicornis, a typical spring variety. Regards. Stephane. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 06-03-2007 00:58
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14401 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Stephane! Stephane Lebrun wrote: difficult to say, because difficult to see, but it could also be Episyrphus (Meliscaeva) auricollis. The spots on tergite 2 seem slightly oblique and the hinds legs don't seem entirely black. If I'm not wrong, it would be the var. maculicornis, a typical spring variety. Thanks! According to my records I found M. auricollis mostly in late summer here. Unfortunately none of my current pics shows the hind legs more clearly, but the yellow could also be pollen. Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| LordV |
Posted on 06-03-2007 22:38
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Looks Very similar to some I've seen in my garden in the last few weeks (South coast UK) Brian V. 
Edited by LordV on 06-03-2007 22:39 |
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| Andrew Whittington |
Posted on 07-03-2007 23:28
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 Member Location: Snowdonia Posts: 111 Joined: 30.01.07 |
Fantastic photograph Brian .. you should enter it to the next Entomology photographic competition ... it has to be a prize winner!!!
-----o0o----- Andrew E. Whittington https://flyevidence.co.uk/ |
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