Posted by Juergen Peters on 01-04-2026 21:29
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Hello,
besides one
Eristalis pertinax sunbathing on a leaf at 11-12 °C no hoverflies today here (northwest Germany) except this tiny
Eupeodes on
Ficaria verna at a country lane.
Normally I only expect
E. luniger at this time of the year, but this animal reminds me more of
Eupeodes latifasciatus (?) because of the connected stripes on its abdomen.