Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Phaonia!? but which species? #1

Posted by Ratatoskr on 24-02-2010 11:29
#1

I'm SO happy to have found this site with it's extensive collection of photos and info.
I've used bugguide before but they only allow US and Canada since a while back.

To the questions.

I've attached a photo of the "fly" I'm wondering about.
I'm thinking this is a Pahonia errans, female.

Photo taken in South of Sweden August 11 2008.



Eager to hear how far off I am :)

Btw, how do I see if it's a male or female? Is it by the spacing between the eyes?

Edited by Ratatoskr on 24-02-2010 16:19

Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 25-02-2010 20:36
#2

Probably Phaonia angelicae, but the angle of view is not ideal to guarantee anything.