Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Another Eristalis?

Posted by Andre on 21-10-2005 12:44
#4

I am sorry sarah, but the second one is another species... it's Eristalis tenax. For one thing, look at the hairs on the eyes: in the first picture you see the hairs equally dispersed over the eyes, in the second you can see the 'darker' vertical area over the eye, caused by hairs growing more 'bundled' on that part of the eye. Very characteristic for tenax (though sometimes a little difficult to recognize).