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Meliscaeva auricollis
Liliane D
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Posted on 11-11-2019 18:44
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Hello,
This November 11, 2019 in the south of France.
8.5 mm - 10.5 mm total with wings.
Unlike other Syrphidae which still fly in this season, this one keeps its wings closed at rest and when it eats.
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Another view, I think of the same
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Juergen Peters
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Hello Liliane,

I am not sure, whether the yellow spots on the abdomen are triangular (then it should be a female of Melanostoma scalare) or rectangular (in this case it should be a female of Platycheirus sp.).
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Hello and thank you very much Jürgen,
On this picture, we can see a little better the yellow spots but I can't say their exact shapes.
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Juergen Peters
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Liliane D wrote:
On this picture, we can see a little better the yellow spots but I can't say their exact shapes.


I am also not sure, but it seems to me more like Platycheirus. In Melanostoma the spots look like on the picture below.
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Meliscaeva auricollis (female) I think...
 
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Roger Thomason wrote:
Meliscaeva auricollis (female) I think...


That may be the solution for the problems... awkward
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Pale Scutellum Jürgen Smile

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Liliane D
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Thank you both very much,
The solution is found Grin
 
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