Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Eristalinus amegacephalus [m]
Posted by Jacqueline Burrell on 18-12-2008 15:25
#1
This was seen in central Cairo on the banks of the Nile at the end of November. The plant
Pluchea dioscoridis is a native of Egypt and the Middle East.
Thanks
Edited by Jacqueline Burrell on 03-02-2009 16:04
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 18-12-2008 16:12
#2
male
Eristalinus aeneus
Posted by Jacqueline Burrell on 18-12-2008 16:16
#3
Many thanks.
Jacqueline
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 18-12-2008 17:03
#4
Almost Nikita, but not the jackpot! :D
It's a male Eristalinus megacephalus! Aeneus has no spots on the abdomen.
Greetings
Posted by Gordon on 18-12-2008 17:06
#5
Very nice fly, I would have fallen for
aeneus for the eyes as well, so thanks to Gerard.
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 18-12-2008 17:39
#6
Oops!
So, Gerard,
1:1
:D
Posted by Jacqueline Burrell on 20-12-2008 13:56
#7
Thanks everyone. You are getting me more and more fascinated in my new hobby.
Its a great fly - the eyes are amazing. Long live macro photography.:D