Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Scaeva pyrastri?
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 20-04-2006 23:05
#1
Moscow, park, 11-12mm, 20 apr.
Posted by LordV on 21-04-2006 07:40
#2
Little difficult to confirm from this angle but looks like it,
here's one I identified as pyastri from last year
Brian V.
Posted by Menno Reemer on 21-04-2006 14:39
#3
My Palaearctic knowledge is a little useless here in Suriname, so I'm glad to be able to keep it fresh thanks to this forum thread...
First of all it's not a Scaeva species, because of the lack of hairs on the eyes and the not-swollen frons. However, as in Scaeva species, vein R4+5 is somewhat sinuated, suggesting that it is Eupeodes lapponicus. This is supported by the dark frons and the shape of the dust spots on it, and by the yellow abdominal markings, which do not reach the side margins (even the margins of tergite 5 seem to be black).
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 21-04-2006 16:15
#4
Thank you Menno and Brain.
Syrphidae look simply for ID, but realy there ID need key as well as others families.
Nikita
Posted by Kahis on 21-04-2006 16:43
#5
The two flies shown are not conspecific. The 2nd one is indeed a
Scaeva and to me it certainly looks like
S. pyrastri.
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 21-04-2006 19:33
#6
Second fly is Brain's and according Brain is confirmed S. pyrastri.
Nikita
Posted by Kahis on 21-04-2006 19:48
#7
Oops. My bad. Well, now it is twice confirmed:D