Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Spearhorn ID? (Ketton Rutland)

Posted by Sundew on 21-07-2022 01:55
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With the distinct downturned bars on segments T2-4 and wholly orange legs, this is a female of Chrysotoxum festivum indeed.
It pays to look at the key https://books.goo...&hl=de, however. It lists the most important characters, starting with the length of the three antennal segments. If I photograph a Chrysotoxum, I always try to get a good shot of the antenna. Then, a lateral shot of the thorax should show if there are yellow spots and how the femora are coloured. One picture is not enough for identification in most cases!
Regards, Sundew

Edited by Sundew on 21-07-2022 01:56