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 Meliscaeva auricollis
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 11-11-2019 18:44
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
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. Liliane D attached the following image:  [257.6Kb] Edited by Liliane D on 12-11-2019 00:35 |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 11-11-2019 18:46
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Another view, I think of the same
Liliane D attached the following image:  [171.18Kb] |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 11-11-2019 19:55
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
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.). Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 11-11-2019 20:29
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
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. Liliane D attached the following image:  [228.83Kb] |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 11-11-2019 21:31
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
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. Juergen Peters attached the following image:  [80.54Kb] Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 11-11-2019 21:40
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Meliscaeva auricollis (female) I think... |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 11-11-2019 21:58
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14250 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Roger Thomason wrote: Meliscaeva auricollis (female) I think... That may be the solution for the problems... 
Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 11-11-2019 22:03
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Pale Scutellum Jürgen  Regards Roger |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 12-11-2019 00:54
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Member Location: France Posts: 738 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Thank you both very much, The solution is found  |
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