Thread subject: Diptera.info :: syrphid with violet wings
Posted by davenicholls on 19-05-2008 20:46
#1
Found this species at the weekend. I think it is a syrphid but I've not come across a species with such violet wings before. There were several around (southern England). Any help would be appreciated.
Posted by amalia_raluca on 19-05-2008 21:09
#2
this is a Platycheirus female...
Amalia
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 19-05-2008 21:18
#3
With this purple sheen, Pyrophaena (=Platycheirus) rosarum I think.