Posted by
gerold on 01-07-2021 16:15
#1
Germany, Baden-Württemberg, district Karlsruhe, Karlsbad-Spielberg, in a garden on the leaf of a fruit tree, ca. 6 - 8 mm, found date 01.07.2021, Gerold Franke, can the hoverfly species be determined? thanks
Edited by
gerold on 02-07-2021 08:01
Posted by
eklans on 01-07-2021 16:28
#2
Hi Gerold, yes it can: Epistrophe eligans (one of the very few I'm able to determine).
Green, white stripe in the middle, dorsally flattened, the posterior spiracle distinctly longer than wide, on trees and shrubs.
Edited by
eklans on 01-07-2021 16:32