Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cheilosia morio (ID Ectemnius); SW Spain

Posted by Ectemnius on 19-11-2013 08:59
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Hello Andre,

Now that I've examined the literature I see that the one with the haired face is in fact Cheilosia morio B. Another curious thing: the antennae in the depicted specimen are black. All females I've caught in The Netherlands and Belgium have bright red antennae.
Both Bartsch 2009 (whom describes the Scandinavian Syrphidae) and Pennards 2012 (who documents the first find of the species in the Netherlands) do not explicitly mention the species as occurring in the Iberian peninsula.
That makes this a very interesting find! Did you collect any specimens? Because this is so interesting that further investigation is warranted. :)

Greetings,

Ectemnius