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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-05-2007 20:30
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Photographed this a week or so ago in southern England - but which species? Syrphus vitripennis? 
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| jokin |
Posted on 02-05-2007 15:52
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Syrphus ribesii???? look here:http://www.peppix.de/productssimple73.html regards http://fotomacro.blogspot.com/ |
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| ChasMacey |
Posted on 03-05-2007 15:17
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Member Location: Surrey England Posts: 126 Joined: 22.11.05 |
Hi Chris, Unfortunately we can't see the hind femur which I believe is the distinguishing feature between female S.ribesii mainly yellow and S. vitripennis black. regards Chas www.cgm-gardenlife.co.uk |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-05-2007 20:35
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Hi Chas Yes, it's a pity that part is obscured - I was just hoping someone might know another way to ID them  Cheers Chris R. |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 03-05-2007 21:27
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 Member Location: Touraine du Sud, central France Posts: 1802 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Chris S ribesii is usually bigger than S vitripennis, but you probably know that already too. My impression is that S vitripennis is somewhat more common, has hind legs that are generally darker in the tarsi and tibia as well as having the dark part to the femor, and the antennae are slightly darker. Some of the older literature talks about ribesii having a dull thorax and vitripennis being shiny I believe. But it still isn't enough to give you a definite ID. Edited by Susan R Walter on 03-05-2007 21:50 Susan |
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