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Epistrophe? flava? - 20.04.2012 -> E. melanostoma
brigitteu
Hi

Switzerland, 430 msm, near Lake Zurich 20.04.2012, near housgarden and ditch

Is it Epistrophe? E.flava? same as here, but the male? (sorry for the bad quality of pics)
http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=7&thread_id=43688

Any help would be appreciated.
Kind regards, Brigitte
Edited by brigitteu on 22-04-2012 11:15
 
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Pierre-Yves
Hi Brigitte Smile

It's an Epistrophe but not E. falva, E. falva have not black "lip". It's either E. melanostoma or E. nitidicollis.
E. melanostoma has yellow-orange hairs on the scutellum.
E. nitidicollis has brown hairs on the scutellum.

So, I would have said E. melanostomaWink

P-Y
 
brigitteu
Hi Pierre-Yves

I didn't gave attention to the black lips :-(
Thanks for ID and details!

Kind regards, merci beaucoup!
Brigitte
 
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