Who is here? 1 guest(s)
 Flying Syrphidae
|
|
| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 02-07-2006 20:57
|
 Member Location: Posts: 9193 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Moscow, 02 june, 8-9mm
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
|
|
|
| Xespok |
Posted on 02-07-2006 22:26
|
 Member Location: Posts: 5550 Joined: 02.03.05 |
This looks like a female Episyrphus balteatus. |
 |
|
| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 03-07-2006 17:54
|
|
Member Location: Posts: 9193 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Thank you Xespok. I checked images available in i-net, colour patterns are variable. There is only one possible species? Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
|
|
|
| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 03-07-2006 19:23
|
 Member Location: Posts: 1794 Joined: 14.01.06 |
Nikita There is indeed only one possible species with this pattern of double black bands on tergites 3 and 4. E balteatus is the most commonly recorded hoverfly in the UK, and I imagine it is similarly common over most of Europe. It is extremely variable, both in the heaviness of the black bands and the brightness of the orange. Susan |
|
|
|
| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 03-07-2006 20:55
|
|
Member Location: Posts: 9193 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Thank you Susan.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
|
|
|
| Jump to Forum: |
but don't see the image in the post.
