Thread subject: Diptera.info :: A black syrph
Posted by lweit on 04-06-2006 13:16
#1
What's the ID of this all black syrph, a species of the family Eristalinae with the shape on the wings ??
Posted by conopid on 04-06-2006 17:44
#2
Hmm interesting, an all black
Merodon equestris perhaps?
Posted by lweit on 04-06-2006 21:05
#3
Another photo of this syrphid
The photo is taken in NE of France near Metz.
Posted by Mark van Veen on 04-06-2006 21:45
#4
The head and the wing surely make it a Merodon. Near Metz, I would indeed say Merodon equestris, which is known for its colour varieties.
Posted by lweit on 05-06-2006 08:17
#5
It's a male ??
Posted by Gisela Merkel-Wallner on 05-06-2006 10:22
#6
separated eyes and a characteristic tip of the abdomen - its a female.
Gisela
Posted by lweit on 05-06-2006 11:16
#7
This photo is the m?le of Merodon equestris